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Elkhart council adopts 2026 fire department pay schedule; officials say changes are budget-neutral
Summary
The Common Council unanimously adopted ordinance 26O06 updating the Elkhart Fire Department's 2026 salary and compensation schedule. City Chief of Staff Megan Erwin said the specialty roles were already budgeted and were inadvertently omitted from the prior ordinance; the change is cost-neutral.
The Common Council of the City of Elkhart voted unanimously to adopt ordinance 26O06, which amends the city code to update the salary and compensation schedule for the Elkhart Fire Department for calendar year 2026.
At the council's second- and third-reading consideration, Megan Erwin, identified in the record as Chief of Staff, told the council that the positions and pay adjustments in the ordinance were planned and…
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