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Personnel costs, including union wage increases, drive 2026 operating budget growth
Summary
Staff said personnel accounts for nearly 80% of the village's operating costs and attributed much of the year-over-year increase to wage and benefit adjustments, including a 4% union wage increase and a 5% insurance cost rise.
Kathy told trustees that personnel makes up almost 80% of operating expenditures and that the proposed 2026 budget reflects multiple pay and benefit adjustments.
She identified a 4% wage increase for union employees, 3.5% for non-union staff and a 5% increase in health insurance costs; Kathy said those personnel items account for a large portion of the year-over-year operating increase. Trustees discussed salary attrition as a placeholder for unused salary when vacancies occur and asked staff for clarifying figures before final calculations are completed.
The presentation noted fleet and other non-personnel categories changed minimally and that personnel remains the primary driver of operating budget growth.
