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Hayden City Council approves 5% pay increase, adopts five-year CIP, sets public hearing on higher impact fees and funds streetlight repairs
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Hayden City Council approved a 5% salary schedule increase for fiscal 2026, adopted a five-year capital improvement plan for FY2026–2030, authorized a public hearing to consider higher development impact fees, agreed to participate in opioid settlements and approved a contract to replace six damaged streetlights.
The Hayden City Council voted unanimously Sept. 23 to approve several budget and infrastructure measures, including a 5% increase to the fiscal 2026 salary schedule, formal adoption of the city’s five-year capital improvement plan and authorization for staff to publish a public hearing to consider increasing development impact fees.
The council also voted to accept participation in national opioid settlements (including the Purdue direct settlement and related manufacturer settlements) and authorized a contract to replace six damaged streetlights along Government Way at a cost not to exceed $95,502.
Why it matters: The salary increase updates compensation tied to the recently adopted FY2026 budget; the five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) sets project priorities tied to expected funding sources and will guide capital spending through FY2030. Publishing the impact-fee hearing starts the formal public process for raising developer-paid fees that fund…
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