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Redmond staff propose 2026 personnel manual updates and a 3.8% COLA for nonrepresented employees; council splits review
Summary
HR proposed 25 personnel manual changes (11 requiring council approval) and pay‑plan updates including a 3.8% COLA for nonrepresented employees; council agreed to move union items to Dec. 2 consent and to study non‑represented changes at a Dec. 9 study session.
City HR Director Catherine Laird presented proposed updates to the personnel manual and pay plans for 2026. The personnel manual project includes 25 policy changes, 11 of which require council approval because they affect benefits; the proposed effective date is Jan. 1, 2026.
On pay plans, Laird recommended a 3.8% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for non‑represented employees (executive, non‑rep and general supplemental plans).…
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