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Stafford council debates $250,000 efficiency study as alternative to larger employee raises
Summary
At a special budget workshop, Stafford councilmembers argued over whether to fund a proposed $250,000 efficiency study or use fund-balance dollars to increase employee cost-of-living adjustments; council did not take a final roll-call vote but agreed to revisit several items before adoption.
Stafford City Council discussed whether to keep a $250,000 line item for an external efficiency study in the proposed FY2025–26 budget or reallocate that money toward higher employee pay increases.
Council members said the efficiency study was intended to identify ways to increase productivity or reduce costs, but several members argued the same funds could be used to raise the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for city employees. Staff presented preliminary personnel cost calculations showing a 1% COLA was already budgeted (about $192,762) and that a 3% COLA for all city employees would cost roughly $578,286 citywide; councilmembers…
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