GP Council Authorizes COLA Raises for Non-Bargaining Employees
The Grants Pass City Council Wednesday night passed a resolution authorizing raises for non-bargaining employees.The action authorizes the City Manager to adjust the current management, supervisory and confidential non-bargaining employee salary schedules by the October 2024 consumer price index of 3.02 percent and apply it retroactively to July 1st of this year. This is an intermediate step to approve a cost of living adjustment for inflation to the current non-bargaining employee salary schedules. Those employees last received a COLA increase on July 1st of 2024. The total cost for the increase is $270,481. The funds for the increase were already included in the budget. The Council will continue to discuss a complete overhaul of the non-bargaining compensation and classification structure. The Council passed 10 resolutions authorizing the sale of easements to the Oregon Department of Transportation to allow for the improvement of ADA curb ramps within the city. The total revenue to the city is $27,150. Also passed was a resolution authorizing the payment of $50,000 to Main Street Grants Pass to assist with startup costs associated with the formation of the downtown association including the hiring of an executive director and support staff. Performance metrics are in place to determine any further funding. ...Read more
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