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Employee association urges Davis County to adopt a COLA, asks for clearer fund tracking
Summary
Representatives of the Davis County Employee Association told the county’s Budget Committee they support a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of roughly 2.8%–3.1% to preserve employee purchasing power and asked the county to clarify the association’s fund balance and accounting.
Representatives of the Davis County Employee Association asked the Davis County Budget Committee on the record to recognize a cost-of-living adjustment for county employees and to improve tracking of the association’s fund balance.
An association representative told the committee that employee salaries are not keeping pace with recent price increases and urged the committee to consider a COLA to maintain purchasing power. The presenter cited recent macroeconomic measures, saying the Producer Price Index rose about 3.3% over the past 12 months and the Consumer Price Index about 2.9%, and warned that health-care cost growth can more than offset small pay adjustments. The presenter also said research indicated total…
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