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Commission staff proposes one‑year pay‑plan fix, requests small budget amendment
Summary
Staff proposed moving eligible employees a half‑step to correct overdue merit increases; staff estimated a midyear budget adjustment of roughly $54,000 and recommended finalizing details with the incoming city manager.
City staff told commissioners they planned a targeted, one‑year correction to the municipal pay plan intended to address employees who missed scheduled merit increases.
Jenny (finance staff) explained the proposal would move affected employees a half‑step for the fiscal year to partially correct long‑standing pay‑plan anomalies. Staff estimated the cost at roughly $54,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year, to be handled as a budget adjustment from the general fund.
One commissioner urged waiting for the incoming city manager to review and sign off on the aggressive restructuring, saying the new manager will ultimately be responsible for the pay plan. Staff responded that implementing a short, corrective step now would address morale and inequities and would be timed so the full pay‑plan rewrite is ready in time for the next budget cycle.
Staff said payroll is about 13% of the total budget and that the requested adjustment is modest relative to the overall budget; however, any change would require a formal budget amendment. Commissioners signaled general support for moving the item forward to the commission for formal consideration, with the understanding staff will refine numbers and present details for a budget vote.
Next steps: staff will prepare figures for a budget amendment, coordinate with the incoming city manager where appropriate, and return with a formal proposal for the commission to approve.
