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Contractor Michael Cohen seeks rate increase; council debates automatic COLA for contractors
Summary
Contractor Michael Cohen requested a rate increase and proposed a mechanism tying future increases to the city’s cost-of-living adjustments. Council discussed the merits of automatic adjustments for independent contractors, agreed a modest raise was appropriate, and asked staff to formalize terms; no formal vote was recorded.
Michael Cohen requested an hourly-rate increase and suggested tying future increases to a cost-of-living mechanism so he would not need to request periodic bumps. Council members debated whether an automatic COLA-style escalation is appropriate for an outside contractor; several…
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