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Brownsville council approves 3% cost-of-living wage increase; mayor dissents
Summary
The Brownsville City Council voted March 11 to raise municipal employee wages by 3% retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025. The motion passed after a council majority; Mayor Jean Meyer cast the sole recorded vote against the increase.
The Brownsville City Council on March 11 approved a 3% cost-of-living increase for city employees, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
Council member Pam Walhovd moved to adopt the increase and Barb Hurley seconded; the motion passed. Mayor Jean Meyer recorded a vote against the motion. The council did not provide a total dollar figure for the payroll impact during the meeting.
Council members framed the increase as an adjustment to keep municipal pay in line with inflation. The council’s action applies to covered city positions; the motion language specified only a 3% increase, not position-by-position amounts. There was no recorded amendment to the proposal and no formal roll-call tally published in the minutes beyond the mayor’s negative vote.
The wage decision followed routine consent-business earlier in the meeting and came alongside other personnel and operations items. The council made the wage increase retroactive to Jan. 1, meaning pay adjustments would be applied to prior pay periods once processed.
The council did not set a follow-up date to re-evaluate wage policy; next steps for payroll implementation were left to city staff.
