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Council updates 2026 salary ordinance for nonunion staff, adjusts chiefs’ pay for 27th pay
Summary
Ordinance 26‑21 updates nonunion salary structure to reflect negotiated increases for chiefs and the 2026 '27th pay' period; council passed the ordinance under emergency rules by unanimous vote.
Council considered Ordinance 26‑21, an update to the 2026 salary ordinance for nonunion employees, and approved it for second reading and emergency passage by a 7–0 vote.
Director Pate explained the ordinance corrects two items: it adjusts police and fire chief salaries to be 16.8% higher than the highest negotiated amount for command staff, and it accounts for a 27th payroll in 2026 that raises top‑salary calculations for affected positions. “They, being the chiefs, get a 16.8% salary higher than the highest negotiated amount,” Pate said.
Council placed the ordinance on second reading and approved emergency passage; the vote was unanimous. The finance committee then concluded its business.
