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Bennet council approves 6% salary increase for city employees, effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The council approved Resolution 2025.12-3 to raise all city employee salaries by 6 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2026, after brief discussion comparing a flat-dollar approach to a percentage increase.
The Bennet City Council approved a 6 percent cost-of-living salary increase for all city employees, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Council members discussed whether to use a flat-dollar amount versus a percentage increase before adopting Resolution 2025.12-3.
The motion to increase salaries passed on a roll-call vote. The minutes record the approved text: "all City Employee salaries be increased by six percent effective January 1, 2026." The minutes do not specify total budgetary impact or which pay grades are most affected; those details were not included in the public record of the meeting.
