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Norwalk council approves deferred compensation policy change for nonunion full‑time employees effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
Council approved a resolution to implement a revised deferred compensation policy for nonunion full‑time employees, with staff saying funding is in the budget and the change is intended to improve competitiveness with metro cities.
The Norwalk City Council approved a resolution Jan. 8 to implement a policy change to the city's deferred compensation benefit for nonunion full‑time employees, with staff proposing the policy take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
City staff (Carrie) told the council the change had been accommodated in the budget and is intended to make the city's benefits more comparable with other metro cities. During the meeting staff described proposed match tiers; the meeting record included references to a proposed match for employees with one year of service and higher percentage tiers for subsequent years, but the exact tier percentages were not clearly articulated in the transcript.
Council member 'Kool' moved to approve the resolution and Council member Brown seconded. The clerk called the roll and the motion carried. Staff said that if approved, the policy language to the employment manual would be updated and the effective date would be Jan. 1, 2026.
The city said funding for the change is already included in the current budget; the council did not amend budget appropriations during the meeting and staff will return final policy language for record-keeping and implementation.
