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Health Connector proposes $5,000 flat COLA for staff; senior leaders excluded
Summary
Executive Director Audrey Gasteier presented a recommendation to give staff a flat $5,000 cost-of-living increase (excluding Senior Leadership); subcommittee members asked for equity analysis and staff said they would revisit Senior Leadership treatment later.
Executive Director Audrey Gasteier introduced a personnel recommendation to provide Health Connector staff a flat $5,000 cost-of-living adjustment, excluding members of the Senior Leadership team.
Dimitry Petion, a subcommittee member, raised concerns about pay equity for lower-level staff and suggested conducting a salary equity analysis to compare the Health Connector to peer organizations. Nancy Turnbull and Bela Gorman asked clarifying questions about how the approach compares to other quasi-independent agencies; staff noted a prior $1,000 year-end bonus and said they are working toward a merit-based performance review process.
Gasteier and staff said they will revisit the approach for Senior Leadership if the Executive branch lifts any freeze on salary increases. The subcommittee discussed alignment with Executive branch practices and socializing the change internally before implementation.
Why this matters: the proposal affects employee take‑home pay, wage equity questions, and the Connector’s personnel budget; the subcommittee requested further analysis before final decisions are made.
