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Committee advances preliminary payroll with 2.5% placeholder COLA to Committee of the Whole
Summary
Finance presented preliminary 2027 payroll figures and recommended a 2.5% placeholder cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion staff; the committee approved forwarding the personnel/payroll package to the Committee of the Whole for further budget discussion.
Finance Director Emily presented updated payroll numbers for the 2027 budget, including contract and step changes and a placeholder 10% for health insurance until renewals arrive. Emily said for discussion she included a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion employees and noted, "Each 0.5 a percent costs the city about $25,000."
Committee members discussed retention and market pressures and acknowledged the city’s limited flexibility to bind future discretionary increases. The committee moved and seconded a recommendation to submit the 2027 preliminary personnel/payroll and budget information to the Committee of the Whole with 2.5% as the working placeholder.
