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Council adopts new pay plans for Board of Health and Police & Fire; member urges coordination on benefits
Summary
The council adopted new pay plans effective July 1, 2026, for the Metropolitan Board of Health and for Police and Fire employees. Councilmember Swope urged that the Civil Service Commission and benefits boards coordinate so insurance changes do not undercut cost‑of‑living adjustments.
The Metropolitan Council approved two separate pay-plan resolutions effective July 1, 2026: RS2026-2005, adopting a new pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Board of Health, and RS2026-2006, adopting a new pay plan for employees of Police and Fire.
Both items were removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration and were adopted by voice vote with the chair announcing "eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting."
During consideration of the Police and Fire pay plan, Councilmember Swope said feedback from unions and participants in a budget call indicated employees were first told about a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and later learned of benefit changes that may have reduced the net gain. "It appears as if that benefit, especially the insurance, took up a part of the COLA that they're getting," Swope said, and she urged coordination between the Civil Service Commission and the boards that make benefit recommendations. She said she would follow up with the HR director and flagged that staff should ensure benefit boards and the Civil Service Commission talk before final recommendations are made.
The resolutions passed; the transcript records the passage of both items but does not reflect any amendment to the pay plans on the floor.
