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Woodland Park council approves city manager's contract with merit, COLA and bonuses
Summary
Council approved the city manager's 2026'27 contract including a 5% merit increase, 3.1% COLA, a 4% year-end bonus and an immediate one-time 8% bonus; motion passed by roll call and was described as recognition of operational gains and major acquisitions under the manager's leadership.
The Woodland Park City Council approved the city manager's employment contract for July 2026'June 2027 at the July 18 meeting, adopting compensation adjustments and bonuses recommended in a motion from Council member Seth Bryant.
The approved package included a 5% merit increase effective June 27, 2026; a 3.1% cost-of-living adjustment effective July 1, 2026; a year-end bonus equal to 4% of annual pay; and an immediate one-time 8% bonus. Council discussion praised the manager's role in several recent accomplishments, including the golf-course acquisition, parkland purchases and steady operational performance. Multiple council members publicly thanked the city manager for leadership and operational improvements.
The motion passed on roll-call votes recorded in the meeting and the clerk noted the motion carried. Council asked staff to finalize contractual paperwork and record the action in the personnel file; no additional budgetary details were presented on the record at the time of the vote.
