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Board hears explanation of targeted pay adjustments within approved budget
Summary
Board members asked about targeted raises beyond an approved cost-of-living increase; staff said the board approved a COLA and that three employees received an additional $2-per-hour adjustment, made within the approved budget and at department discretion.
Board members asked about employee pay adjustments and whether differential increases had been communicated.
Speaker 8 asked whether the board had been told that different percentage increases had been given to some employees. Speaker 1 said the board approved a cost-of-living adjustment and that, during implementation, staff identified a few employees who needed additional adjustments; the transcript records Speaker 1 saying an additional $2 per hour was applied for three employees. Speaker 6 commented that while they had no issue with the adjustments themselves they would have appreciated notice.
Speaker 1 said pay adjustments are allowable if they stay within the allocated budget and that department heads have discretion to set pay within their allocations. The meeting record shows explanation and discussion but no further formal action or retroactive vote on the adjustments.
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