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City staff cite compensation study, audits and insurance for higher administration budget
Summary
City staff told the Ways and Means committee the administration budget will rise about 3.8% between FY2024 and FY2025, driven by double-digit salary increases tied to a compensation study, higher audit fees because federal grants triggered a single audit, and rising insurance and utility costs.
Speaker 1, a city staff presenter, told the Ways and Means committee the administration department will see an overall 3.77% increase in expenditures for FY2025 and identified three main drivers: salary increases following the city’s 2024 compensation study, higher audit and accounting costs, and rising insurance and utility expenses.
The presenter said the compensation study moved some positions into higher pay classifications and that “double-digit increases which are salaries and that is primarily because of the compensation study and the related expenses regarding employee benefits.” Dues and…
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