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Villa Rica proposal includes 3% COLA, 2% merit pool and seven new positions
Summary
The proposed FY27 budget would fund a 3% cost-of-living increase for all employees, a 2% merit increase for qualifying staff, and seven full-time equivalent positions including two police officers and a deputy utilities director.
City officials said personnel remains the largest expense, comprising roughly 40% of the proposed $60.5 million budget. The administration proposes a 3% cost-of-living increase for all employees and a 2% merit increase for employees who meet performance thresholds.
The presentation named seven proposed positions: an open records/records management specialist, an IT support technician primarily assigned to police, conversion of a part-time code compliance officer to full time, a full-time custodian, two police officers, a part-time library assistant and a deputy utilities director. On the COLA and merit plan, the presentation stated the additional cost is about $355,000 for COLA and $243,000 for the merit pool; the holiday bonus has an estimated cost of about $103,000 funded by the self-insurance fund.
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