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Spring City holds public hearing on proposed employee pay increases; hearing adjourned unanimously
Summary
Spring City Council held a public hearing on proposed pay increases included in the recently adopted budget — a 10% cost‑of‑living adjustment for several senior staff and larger increases for the police chief and the city recorder. The hearing drew at least one public comment in support and was adjourned by unanimous vote.
The Spring City Council held a public hearing on a proposed adjustment to city employee compensation that is reflected in the municipal budget the council recently adopted.
The proposal calls for a 10% cost‑of‑living adjustment for several senior employees — listed in the discussion as the police chief, public works superintendent, power superintendent, treasurer, deputy treasurer and recorder — plus additional, larger raises for two positions: a 5.7% supplemental increase for the police chief (for a total 15.7% increase) and a 5.4% supplemental increase for the city recorder (for a total 15.4%). City staff described the increases as intended to bring pay “a little closer in line to where it ought to be.”
The hearing invited public comment on the proposed compensation changes. One person during public comment said, “Just 100% support it,” expressing backing for the increases. Council members and staff also discussed staffing pressures; a staff speaker said the city recently lost a secondary electrician after another city doubled that employee’s pay, and thanked staff (identified in the discussion as Courtney and Dave) for work on the budget that made the proposed increases possible.
No formal council action on the pay adjustments was recorded in the hearing itself; the meeting record shows the public hearing was adjourned after the comment period. Council member Ken made the motion to adjourn, a motion seconded by Marty, and the motion passed unanimously (one name recorded in the audio as voting "yes" was Council member Randy Strait and the chair announced the vote was unanimous).
The transcript did not record a separate final vote adopting the specific compensation steps during the public hearing; the increases were described as reflected in the budget already adopted earlier in the meeting. The hearing lasted until the council moved to its regular meeting business.
