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Council asks staff for cost analysis after confusion over 3% raises for new hires
Summary
Councilors raised concerns that last year's budget provided a 3% pay increase to employees on payroll at a late-June cutoff but did not change pay grades, leaving employees hired after the cutoff at lower starting pay; staff agreed to provide citywide numbers and fiscal scenarios to cover hires since July 1.
Councilors pressed staff about how the city implemented the pay changes approved in last year's budget and how those choices affected employees hired after the payroll cutoff.
During questions following the audit presentation, Council Member (Speaker 6) said the council understood a 3% increase applied to staff who were on payroll at a late-June cutoff, but the pay-grade ranges were not adjusted. "So what it means for our staff is we're less likely to…
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