Council Approves 2% Employee Raise
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Council approved a 2% mid-year cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees and a matching increase to the pay scale, effective retroactively to March 23, 2026. The vote was 4-1, with one council member opposed; the remaining-year cost was estimated at $255,991 and was to be covered without using reserves.
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What this means
City employees will receive a 2% pay adjustment tied to the current pay period, and future pay-scale amounts will also increase by 2%. City staff said salary savings of $902,991 were available to cover the remainder of the current fiscal year. Council also discussed Fire Station 85 procurement, the FY27 budget, and a possible 12-month entertainment-district pilot, but the excerpts do not show final action on those items.
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- Approved a 2% mid-year cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees, retroactive to March 23, 2026.
- Approved a 2% upward adjustment to the city's pay scale.
- Approved the March 19, 2026 City Council meeting minutes and executive session minutes unanimously, 5-0.
- Accepted $20,000 in Georgia Municipal Association grants: $10,000 for safety and $10,000 for liability management.
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