Summary
A proposal offers a 1.5% COLA with none for administrators who got 10-12% raises, and no merit raises. Marley rejects the 1.5% and wants it across the board; Hamilton counters that struggling taxpayers matter too. A 2% COLA nets employees only $20-50 per check.
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Last discussed Jun 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
A 2% COLA is part of a scenario leaving nearly a $1 million net gap.
Town employees get some inflation relief; retention improves.
Taxpayers, especially those on fixed incomes, absorb the cost.
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Board of Commissioners - Jun 8, 2026
A proposal offers a 1.5% COLA with none for administrators who got 10-12% raises, and no merit raises. Marley rejects the 1.5% and wants it across the board; Hamilton counters that struggling taxpayers matter too. A 2% COLA nets employees only $20-50 per check.
Board of Commissioners - Jun 1, 2026
The current budget proposes a 1.5% COLA and 2.5% merit raise. Board members floated alternatives — 3% COLA with no merit, 2% with no merit, 2% with 1% merit — and the finance director will run the numbers before the next meeting. Neighboring governments are offering 2% to 4% COLAs.
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