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Loami ties annual raises to 2.5% COLA and approves $1/hour police raise
Summary
Trustees adopted a 2.5% COLA for annual employee wage increases and separately approved a $1.00/hour raise for police officers after a request from the police chief.
Trustees voted to tie annual employee compensation adjustments to the 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) index of 2.5%. Trustee Greg Patterson moved to adopt the COLA-based increase and Trustee Stephen Grider seconded; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Separately, Police Chief Stan Workman asked the board to increase officers' wages by $1.00 per hour. Trustee Rose Mann moved and Trustee Todd Lawson seconded the wage increase; the board approved the increase on unanimous roll call.
