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Reynolds council advances Public Works pay-raise proposal, sends dollar amounts to Jan. 26 meeting
Summary
Councilmember Hannah Sloan moved to give Public Works employees a raise; two councilmembers recorded opposition and the mayor approved the motion. The council agreed to return the item on Jan. 26, 2026, for an official vote on dollar amounts.
Reynolds City Council moved Nov. 17 to advance a proposal to increase pay for city Public Works employees, but members deferred final dollar amounts until a Jan. 26, 2026 meeting.
Councilmember Hannah Sloan moved to give Public Works employees a raise beginning with the Feb. 12, 2026 pay period; Mayor Pro-tem Tommy Beeland seconded. Councilmembers Danny Peed and Hiram Couch opposed the motion. Mayor Fred Waller voted in favor, and the motion was approved with the council directing staff to bring back a specific wage schedule for an official vote on Jan. 26, 2026.
The motion as recorded in the meeting minutes does not specify the full roll-call tally. The minutes name the two members who opposed the motion and note the mayor’s approval; they state the raise will be placed on the Jan. 26 agenda for a formal vote on dollar amounts.
Council members did not vote on specific dollar amounts at the Nov. 17 meeting, and the record does not show whether the City Clerk or absent members cast votes on the motion. The council gave no additional details about funding sources or the size of proposed increases at the meeting.
The next procedural step is the Jan. 26 council meeting, when council will consider and vote on the exact pay adjustments for Public Works staff.
