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Council debates CPI-based nonunion pay policy, compensation study
Summary
Councilors discussed adopting a written policy tying nonunion raises to Illinois CPI plus 2% up to a 5% cap, and whether to commission a compensation study for equity; members split over a 5% cap and asked staff to place a resolution on the next regular agenda and pursue a 2025 compensation study for nonunion employees.
The Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11 debated a proposed written policy to set annual pay increases for nonunion city employees using the Illinois Department of Revenue's consumer price index (CPI) plus 2%, capped at 5%.
Alderman Bateman and others argued a maximum of 5% was reasonable and that a predictable policy would help retention. "I like the idea that the…
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