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Apache Junction hears compensation study proposing market-aligned pay adjustments and a 2% COLA for FY2027 planning
Summary
City staff presented a $67,000 FY2026 classification and compensation study that finds roughly 75% of civilian positions and many sworn roles lag market pay; consultants estimated implementation costs of about $1.2M (civilian) and $600K (sworn), and proposed aligning grades within ±5% of market and a 2% COLA.
Apache Junction officials on Feb. 3 reviewed a city-funded classification and compensation study that recommends realigning most job classifications to current market rates and budgeting a modest cost-of-living increase.
Anna McCray, the city’s human resources director, opened the presentation and said the city retained Public Sector Personnel Consultants through a competitive process; the study contract totals $67,000 and includes a follow-up compensation review in two years. "That comma instead of a period made it $1,200,000," McCray said, clarifying a prior staff-memo typo on cost figures.
Matt Weatherly of Public Sector…
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