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Snowflake staff proposes 5% COLA for FY26-27; police pay excluded
Summary
Town staff presented 3/4/5% cost‑of‑living options for the FY26‑27 budget and said they will prepare the budget assuming a 5% COLA (the police pay scale would not be included); the council raised questions about merit pay, retention, and inflation.
At a Feb. 3 work session, Brian Richards, a town staff member, told the Snowflake Town Council that staff will prepare the FY26‑27 budget assuming a 5% cost‑of‑living adjustment for employees and that the police pay scale would not be included in that proposal.
The council heard three COLA scenarios — 3%, 4% and 5% — and discussed tradeoffs.…
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