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Committee forwards three COLA options and limited classification changes to council
Summary
Finance staff presented three cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) options for non‑represented management and professional employees (2.49%, 2.72% and 3.11%) and proposed a small set of classification changes. The committee agreed to forward the options to council for final decision.
The Finance & Administration Committee reviewed staff recommendations for the 2026 salary schedule for non‑represented management and professional (MMP) employees and forwarded the options to full council.
Staff presented three COLA options: 2.49% (consistent with the figure in the adopted biennial budget), 2.72% (the June 2024–June 2025 CPI‑W for the Seattle‑Tacoma‑Bellevue area) and 3.11% (the average of two currently known union COLAs). The three options would require incremental budget adjustments above the adopted budget in the range of about $40,000 to $65,000 depending on the option chosen.
The administration also proposed targeted classification adjustments from a recently completed limited classification and compensation study: moving the human resources manager from grade 10 to grade 11 with a retitling to human resources director, moving the deputy finance director from grade 10 to grade 11, and retitling CIP project manager to CIP manager.
Committee members agreed the matter should be discussed by the full council and moved the resolution forward.
