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Mesquite council directs amended budget to fund one‑time merit boosts and targeted public safety pay adjustments
Summary
City manager outlined an amended budget that would use a portion of fund balance to provide a 5% merit pool for general government employees and targeted base‑pay adjustments for police and fire, with council direction to pursue the plan and return detailed rubrics in July.
City Manager Cliff Kaheeli told the Mesquite City Council on Feb. 2 that staff plans to use a portion of the city's fund balance to address employee pay after the November election left the tax rate at 0.70469.
"The tax rate, is set at 0.70469, which is the voter approved rate," Kaheeli said, outlining a baseline that assumes merit increases and market adjustments already budgeted. He recommended using fund balance to provide a 5% merit increase for general government employees and a targeted adjustment to public safety starting pay to improve…
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