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Court leans toward 3.71% COLA for FY27; dollar placeholder set for incentive pay while staff refines numbers
Summary
HR recommended a 3.71% cost‑of‑living adjustment for non‑step employees and a budget cap of $500,000 for incentive pay. Commissioners accepted the COLA for budgeting and asked staff to return in February or with more data on incentive distributions; the court placed a $1 placeholder for incentive pay in the working budget.
Anna from HR reviewed compensation proposals: a 3.71% COLA (based on April–June CPI) for non‑step positions and a recommendation to cap incentive pay for budgeting at $500,000. The court discussed management of the incentive program (intended to reward performance), turnover trends, and whether incentive pay should be continued or replaced. Several commissioners said they value COLA as predictable relief for employees and were wary of cutting it; others questioned ongoing incentive pay as an entitlement.
The court reached a working consensus to include the 3.71% COLA in the FY27 budget and to place a $1 placeholder for incentive pay in the budget materials so the court can confirm detailed funding decisions later (staff will return with scenarios, turnover data and cost projections in February and August as appropriate). The DA part‑time attorney request and some other HR items were left pending until the DA provides clarifying data.
