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Ashland Council ratifies three-year labor contracts and adopts resolution on unrepresented pay
Summary
Following a compensation and classification study, the Ashland City Council on Aug. 5 approved three separate three-year collective bargaining agreements for city unions and passed Resolution 2025-22 clarifying pay and employment conditions for non-represented employees. Votes were split along consistent lines but each motion passed.
Ashland City Council ratified three separate three-year labor agreements and adopted Resolution 2025-22 on Aug. 5, 2025, after a presentation on a compensation and classification study and public comment.
Human Resources Director Molly Taylor presented follow-up material from the study, explaining how market data were analyzed and how the proposed salary schedule places the midpoint at an “average market rate” employees should reach in three to five years once fully competent in their duties, according to Taylor. City Manager Sabrina Cotta said wage increases had been expected around 2% across the board, but the study showed some positions had fallen significantly behind market rates. Taylor noted no positions evaluated were identified…
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