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Council hears FY26 budget options: 6% COLA favored; utility-rate increases proposed to fund $365M CIP
Summary
Finance staff presented two personnel-cost scenarios (6% COLA vs. 5.5% merit + 3% COLA) and a utility-rate model tied to a $365 million five-year CIP. Council members indicated early support for a 6% across-the-board COLA and requested further review of step/merit schedules for public safety.
City finance staff presented updated FY26 budget scenarios and a multi-year utility-rate model to the Conroe City Council on July 23, including two personnel compensation options and a proposed multi-year schedule of water and sewer rate increases to finance a five-year capital-improvement program.
Personnel options: Director of Finance (Ms. Gibbs) presented two personnel scenarios. Option 1: a 6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) across the board, estimated to cost about $3.8 million. Option 2: a hybrid plan with up to 5.5% merit increases for non-civil-service employees plus a 3% COLA (civil service employees would…
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