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Shelton officials review 2025 work plan, discuss transportation ballot and opioid fund allocation
Summary
City Manager Mark Ziegler presented the 2025 city work plan at a February study session, highlighting the comprehensive plan update, a planned transportation benefit district outreach effort in March, work on opioid-settlement funds and a compensation study for nonrepresented staff.
City Manager Mark Ziegler reviewed the city’s 2025 work plan during a February study session, outlining department projects, outreach tied to a transportation ballot measure and next steps for allocating opioid-settlement funds.
Ziegler said the annual work plans “give the council and the public an idea of some annual programs and major projects that we're working towards,” and described items ranging from the comprehensive plan update to a human-resources-led citywide safety program.
The nut of the presentation was that departments are moving from one-off projects to coordinated, multi-department efforts and that staff will present more detail at upcoming study sessions. Ziegler noted a transportation benefit district measure and said staff planned more outreach in March (date not specified) to “get the message out for that ballot measure.”
Ziegler also flagged opioid-settlement funds. He told the council that some settlement dollars are “sitting in the account” at the state and that staff must research allowable uses and distribution paths before recommending local allocations. The presentation did not identify specific programs or dollar amounts for the city; Ziegler said staff would “find the appropriate avenues to expand those funds and allocate those to our community” after further review.
On personnel and compensation, Ziegler recommended a comprehensive look at nonrepresented staff pay. He described compensation study work as “important” and said the city has historically negotiated represented staff pay through labor negotiations but has not completed an equivalent, comprehensive review for nonrepresented positions. He framed the work as a retention and recruitment priority.
Other items Ziegler listed for administration included asset list updates for insurance, a citywide safety program led by human resources, and several upcoming study sessions to align service-level expectations with fund balances and the 2026 budget-development timeline.
The presentation left dates and dollar figures unspecified in several cases; Ziegler told council members staff will return with more details and asked council members to raise questions as the work-plan items are developed.
