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Committee debates department-head salary math; members seek consistent formula before final budget
Summary
Finance committee members asked for clarification of how department-head raises were calculated for 2026. Members said the adopted 2025 baseline (2024 + 1%) plus a proposed 4% increase should yield an 8% total change for most department heads; discrepancies prompted requests to reconfirm the salary ordinance and amendments.
The finance committee spent a portion of the working session clarifying how proposed salary adjustments for appointed department heads were calculated.
The committee chair summarized the intended approach: use the adopted 2025 baseline (the 2024 budget plus 1%) and add a 4% increase for department heads, which many members…
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