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Commissioners debate COLA and merit structure; staff to scope performance‑audit style review
Summary
Commissioners considered adjusting the balance between COLA and merit pay (options discussed included increasing merit to 4% and reducing COLA), studying elected officials' pay treatment, and creating departmental 'pots' for merit distribution; staff was asked to define a clear scope for additional analysis and return with options.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on compensation policy — the distribution between cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLA), merit awards and how elected officials are treated in the pay structure.
Speaker 5 said the current half‑percent COLA for elected…
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