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Personnel committee sends pay and longevity changes to finance for 2027
Summary
The personnel committee recommended raising the police shift differential by $1/hour, increasing longevity pay, formalizing on-call compensation, and adding pay scale steps; the items were referred to finance for inclusion in the 2027 budget.
The personnel committee reported several recommendations for the 2027 budget aimed at improving recruitment and retention: raise the police shift differential by $1 per hour (from $1 to $2), increase the base longevity payment from $300 to $600 with stepped annual increases, formalize on-call compensation language in the employee handbook, and add pay-scale steps with shorter advancement intervals. The committee indicated the projected immediate fiscal impact is modest and requested finance consideration for the 2027 budget.
Jim (personnel committee lead) summarized the proposed longevity table and recommended the changes to the council. The council referred the items to the finance committee for formal consideration and asked staff to prepare draft resolutions and budget impacts for the next finance meeting.
