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Personnel Board adopts FY26 incentive-pay plan and approves FY27 salary/incentive framework
Summary
The board approved the fiscal year 2026 incentive-pay plan (keeping prior-year eligibility language) and separately approved the FY27 salary increases and incentive-pay program, with FY27 eligibility clarified to apply only to employees who meet a Chapter 32-defined retirement; both votes were unanimous.
The Concord Personnel Board voted unanimously on June 10 to approve two personnel compensation items: the FY26 incentive-pay plan and the FY27 salary increase and incentive-pay program as presented in the meeting packet.
Board members discussed eligibility language after staff said that for FY26 the recommended wording remained consistent with last year's practice, which had allowed merit payments in cases of retirement or resignation near the fiscal-year end. For FY27, staff recommended tightening eligibility to limit incentive pay to employees who officially retire under Chapter 32 retirement provisions. The board asked staff to include a clear definition of "retire" for FY27 and to confirm timing (the board noted that eligibility generally requires active employment as of June 30, with payments issued later, commonly on the employee's final check).
A board member asked for an explicit assessment date for goal completion (for example, a June 30 assessment) to reduce disputes over entitlement for employees who leave shortly before payment. Staff noted that the FY27 language already contains an active-employment/on-June-30 clause and said they could add an explicit sentence on assessment timing if desired.
Motions to approve the FY26 incentive plan and the FY27 salary-incentive program were each made, seconded, and carried unanimously by voice vote. The board recorded the votes as unanimous and asked staff to reflect the approved language in the final documents.
