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Council hears staff on pay bumps and persistent vacancies in street crew
Summary
Staff proposed a roughly 2.6% salary adjustment and noted two street‑maintenance positions have been open for about 2.5–3 years; council members discussed using contractors versus raising wages to fill vacancies.
City staff told the council that the proposed budget contains a 2.6% market‑based salary adjustment, merit increases for higher evaluations, and related payroll cost increases because of FICA, TMRS and workers' compensation.
"I have in there a 2.6% salary adjustment," the staff member said while walking through personnel costs, and later added that the total personnel increase for the general fund is about $266,662. The staffer also reported two street‑department positions that have remained unfilled for roughly 2.5–3 years and said the city is considering reallocating unused salary dollars to contract out work.
Council members asked whether paying more would attract candidates or simply ripple through the salary schedule. One council member said contracting out some street maintenance has reduced in‑house workload and produced more consistent mowing service since the city moved to contracts for that work.
No hiring decisions were made at the workshop; staff will continue to evaluate whether to adjust recruitment pay, reassign duties or increase contracting to cover maintenance needs.
