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Council delays adoption of 2026 salary schedule, sends item to work study
Summary
After extended questions about process and pay-grade changes, the council voted to postpone AB 25-135 (the 2026 salary schedule) to the next work study; the council recorded two 'nays' and the motion to postpone passed by a majority.
The North Bend City Council voted to postpone consideration of an ordinance adopting the 2026 salary schedule until the next council work study session.
Finance Director Martin Cha summarized AB 25-135, which contains exhibits defining FTEs (51 FTEs unchanged), pay-grade schedules for non‑represented employees, public works Teamsters, and seasonal employees, and noted an omitted Exhibit E related to ongoing collective bargaining. Cha said a planning-manager position was inadvertently excluded from pay grade 8 in the packet and that the exhibit shows that correction.
Several council members expressed concern about process and wanted more time to review the salary schedule and its long‑term implications. Councilmember Alan Gotthoff and others argued for committee or work‑study review before final action. Councilmember Mark Jocelyn said the proposal "is certainly deserving of a more thorough review and conversation" and moved to postpone consideration to a work study; the motion passed with two members recorded in opposition.
The postponement means council will revisit the salary schedule in a future work study and may direct staff to bring materials to the finance committee or prepare amendments before a formal vote.
Next steps: staff and council will schedule the item for the next city council work study and provide the corrected exhibits and comparative salary data for further committee review.
