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Spokane council approves pay-range adjustments and several sole‑source equipment and service contracts
Summary
The Spokane City Council on Feb. 24 approved a biannual budget amendment to adjust pay ranges and authorized multiple five‑year sole‑source service and parts contracts for heavy equipment and a one‑year wellness program for public safety staff; a separate municipal‑code amendment was deferred to March 10.
Spokane City Council on Feb. 24 approved an ordinance amending the biannual budget to adjust 2025 pay ranges and authorized several five‑year sole‑source contracts for equipment service and parts, while deferring a municipal code amendment to March 10, 2025.
The pay‑range adjustment ordinance (listed in the agenda as ordinance C 36 6 26) was described in the reading as arising "from the need to adjust pay ranges to align with salary analysis for the first quarter of 2025." Council member Dylan said the change was a routine review: "I'm pretty pro forma for an annual review. There's not additional expenses in this ordinance ... it is an annual practice for our pay parity for compensation and an analysis was done to make sure that we remain a competitive and fair and equitable place to work."
The council also approved multiple procurement resolutions that the agenda described as "sole source" awards, all for multi‑year service and…
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