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Council reviews pay-plan mechanics and approves small hourly increases for library staff
Summary
Council discussed the pay plan structure (COLA and merit components) and approved 3% performance increases for two library employees; staff explained COLA and merit timing and caps for payroll budgeting.
Council reviewed personnel items and the mechanics of the city's pay plan. Staff reported that library director Britny (Britney) Moller recommended a 3% base increase for two employees following annual evaluations; the council accepted the recommended increases for Carol Swanson and Lisa Wolf and noted the changes would be retroactive to anniversary dates.
Staff explained the pay plan structure: an automatic COLA tied to prior-year CPI and a merit component determined by performance evaluations, with council-adopted caps in some years. "The COLA and the MERIT were put into place to keep everybody at a wage to keep people here," staff said, noting merit adjustments vary by evaluation and are not automatic for the maximum level for every employee. Councilors asked whether pay-plan changes require an ordinance; staff clarified the pay plan is a policy followed by an annual salary resolution that lists wages and is approved by council.
Members expressed concern about fiscal impacts if state property-tax cuts occur, and one councillor asked that policy changes be discussed if members wished to revisit the pay plan before budget adoption. Staff asked members to flag any requested changes before the ordinance first reading so the budget documents can be finalized.
