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Lompoc council approves classified pay adjustments after debate over equity and health‑care costs
Summary
After several hours of public comment and a lengthy council debate about transparency and an unexpected health‑insurance cost increase, the Lompoc City Council voted to adopt staff-recommended classification and compensation adjustments, including one‑time equity payments budgeted earlier this year.
The Lompoc City Council voted to adopt a staff recommendation to update the city's classification and compensation plan, including a package of one-time "equity" adjustments that staff said total about $312,000 and were accounted for in the approved budget.
Council members and staff debated the timing and transparency of the adjustments, and several council members asked staff to return with options to address a newly announced health‑insurance increase for employees. Councilors directed staff to present a separate, follow‑up item focused on health‑care cost mitigation and implementation details.
City Human Resources Director Gabe Garcia opened the item and told the council that, "in an abundance of caution, this is a Brown Act requirement" to make an oral recommendation when executive salaries or adjustments are included on the agenda. Garcia and other staff said the equity adjustments reflected market…
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