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Medford committee backs 2026 summer-help wage schedule, forwards recommendation to council
Summary
The City of Medford Committee of the Whole voted Jan. 26 to recommend a 2026 summer-help wage schedule to the full council, including specified hourly rates for lifeguard roles and a stated returning increase of 4.5%; the motion passed unanimously.
The City of Medford Committee of the Whole voted Jan. 26 to recommend that the full City Council approve the 2026 summer-help wage schedule, advancing seasonal pay rates and an overall returning increase cited in the record as 4.5 percent.
The vote followed a motion by Alderperson Michael Bub, seconded by Alderperson Clem Johnson. Committee members present — Mayor Mike Wellner, Dave J. Brandner, Tim Hansen, Ken Coyer, Christine Weix, Randy Haynes, Mike Bub and Clem Johnson — voted "aye." The motion was recorded as carried.
The packet and the committee record list specific hourly rates for pool positions: Head Lifeguard at $15.00 per hour, Assistant Head Lifeguard at $14.50 per hour, and Lifeguard at $14.00 per hour. The transcript also lists an "Attendant" hourly rate and an "Attendant/half-day" notation, but those figures are unclear in the transcript and are recorded here as not specified. The record also lists a summer-help base rate of $11.75 per hour. The meeting record describes the overall returning increase as 4.5 percent.
No public comments or alternate wage proposals were recorded at the meeting. The Committee forwarded its recommendation to the full Council for final action.
