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Parkland commission approves 3% merit increase for city manager after performance review
Summary
Following a review tied to strategic-plan goals, commissioners unanimously approved a 3% merit increase for the city manager. HR presented the evaluation and commissioners offered public praise prior to the vote.
The City of Parkland commission unanimously approved a 3% merit increase for the city manager on Nov. 19 after a performance review presented by the human-resources director.
Kim Baltista, the city's human-resources director, said the evaluation and merit recommendation were based on the city’s strategic-plan goals and that the average recommendation for a merit increase was 3 percent. Commissioners praised the city manager, citing staff performance and high completion rates for strategic-action items. Mayor Rich Walker described the manager’s leadership as a reason many projects succeeded, and multiple commissioners publicly thanked the manager for sustaining staff performance and program delivery.
Vice Mayor Israel moved to approve the merit increase and Commissioner Murphy Salamone seconded; the commission adopted the motion by unanimous roll call. The commission noted the procedural limitation that the merit increase conforms to contractual and budgetary provisions.
