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Council and staff clash over implementation of pay study as Amarillo weighs COLA vs. merit
Summary
Councilmembers pressed staff for the full pay‑study report and alternatives after staff budgeted $2.2 million to bring many civilian positions up to new minimums; members argued for preserving merit differentiation while staff said implementation and personnel decisions fall to the manager but that alternate splits can be modeled.
Mayor opened an extended exchange after staff said the budget includes $2.2 million to implement a pay study that would bring positions below newly recommended minimums up to market levels.
"I thought the pay study would just be a recommendation and I was in favor of, hey. Let's go get a pay study," the mayor said, arguing that council expected to see the consultant findings…
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