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Council approves merit and market adjustments for city staff, including 5% market bump for finance director
Summary
Herriman approved Resolution R19-2026 disclosing and authorizing cost-of-living and merit adjustments (3.21% COLA; 4% merit) and approved a 5% market adjustment for the director of finance and administrative services; the council noted one employee declined the increase but staff retained it in the budget.
Council adopted Resolution R19-2026, which sets proposed compensation adjustments for specific city officers and discloses manager-level salary changes as required by state code.
Kyle explained the components: a 3.21% cost-of-living baseline (10-year CPI average), a 4% merit pool for satisfactory performers, market adjustments where positions are below comparable-market pay, and a 5% request to address compression for two police positions. Council discussed an instance in which an identified employee (Nathan) said he did not want a market increase; staff retained the adjustment in the budget to preserve market competitiveness for future recruitment.
Motion language approved by council amended the director of finance and administrative services market adjustment to 5% and passed on a roll-call vote.
Next steps: staff will implement approved adjustments in payroll according to city policy.
