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Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

Common Council & Commissions — Monday, October 26, 2026
BodyMonroe, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Commissions
DateMonday, October 26, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:00

So

Speaker 1

0:00

we'll call the salary and personnel committee to order.

0:03

Will the clerk please take the roll call?

Speaker 2

0:06

Alder Frankie.

0:07

Alder True Hart.

Speaker 1

0:09

Here.

Speaker 2

0:09

Alder Warrenweiler?

Speaker 1

0:11

Here.

Unassigned speaker

0:11

And

Speaker 2

0:12

Alder Vestine.

Speaker 1

0:17

All right.

0:17

First order of business.

0:18

Are there any corrections to the September 28th minutes?

0:24

Hearing none of those will stand as written.

0:27

Business open.

0:29

Discussion and possible recommendation to common council regarding city administrator wage increase for 2027.

Unassigned speaker

0:37

This

Speaker 3

0:37

is Administrator Rindi.

0:39

And so in follow-up from discussion on wages from September's meeting.

1:07

Effective in 2027.

Speaker 1

1:16

So we have discussed this in depth for this committee before.

1:22

So I think we're comfortable moving this forward.

Unassigned speaker

1:28

Yeah,

Speaker 1

1:28

I am

Speaker 4

1:36

motion to move this resolution on to council.

Unassigned speaker

1:40

And

Speaker 1

1:40

I'll second, we'll take a roll call vote, please.

Speaker 2

1:44

Alder True Hart.

Speaker 1

1:46

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:46

And Alder Wartenweiler.

1:48

Aye.

Speaker 1

1:50

And that is passed and goes on to council.

1:52

Um second order of business discussion and possible recommendation on the 2.8% COLA increase to City of Monroe pay scale for 2027.

Speaker 3

2:04

So similarly, back in September there was discussion on the COLA increase and direction provided from the committee to see something between the two and a half to three percent COLA increase for the staff in addition to their annual step increase that also is equivalent to two and a half percent with some of the budget modific budget modifications that were um identified last week with finance and taxation.

2:30

Um what was recommended in that draft budget was a 2.8% cola increase.

2:36

Um so this is the official resolution and pay scale reflecting that um to get recommended on to common council.

Speaker 1

2:44

And again, this has um been discussed by the committee, and I'm comfortable moving it forward.

2:49

So this is

Speaker 4

2:51

I'll make a motion to move this on to council.

Speaker 1

2:54

And I'll second and we'll take a roll call vote, please.

Speaker 2

3:00

And Alder True Heart.

Speaker 1

3:02

Aye.

3:03

That motion passes.

3:04

Um is there any business by members?

Unassigned speaker

3:07

All

Speaker 1

3:07

right, I just need one more motion then motion to adjourn.

3:12

All in favor, aye.

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Summary of Proceedings

Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

The City of Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee convened on October 26, 2026. The committee took final action on two resolution recommendations for the Common Council: a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for the city's pay scale and an increase in the City Administrator's wages, both effective in 2027. All votes were unanimous (4-0).

Note: The minutes included with the agenda packet are from the committee's September 28, 2026 meeting, whereas the agenda and transcript reflect the October 26, 2026 meeting. The September meeting is referenced during corrections and as prior discussion.

Consent Calendar

  • Correction of Minutes: The minutes from the September 28, 2026 meeting were accepted without any corrections.

Discussion Items

  • City Administrator Wage Increase for 2027: Administrator Rindy introduced the item as a continuation of discussions from the committee's September closed session. A motion to recommend the 2027 wage resolution to the Common Council was made, seconded, and passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
  • 2.8% COLA Increase for 2027: Administrator Rindy presented the resolution for a 2.8% COLA increase. He noted the figure fell within the 2.5% to 3% range the committee had directed in September, and was in addition to the 2.5% annual step increase for eligible staff. The increase aligned with budget adjustments identified by the Finance and Taxation Committee. A motion to recommend was made, seconded, and passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee unanimously approved a motion to recommend the City Administrator wage increase for 2027 to the Common Council.
  • The committee unanimously approved a motion to recommend the 2.8% COLA increase to the City of Monroe pay scale for 2027 to the Common Council.

Meeting Transcript

So we'll call the salary and personnel committee to order. Will the clerk please take the roll call? Alder Frankie. Alder True Hart. Here. Alder Warrenweiler? Here. And Alder Vestine. All right. First order of business. Are there any corrections to the September 28th minutes? Hearing none of those will stand as written. Business open. Discussion and possible recommendation to common council regarding city administrator wage increase for 2027. This is Administrator Rindi. And so in follow-up from discussion on wages from September's meeting. Effective in 2027. So we have discussed this in depth for this committee before. So I think we're comfortable moving this forward. Yeah, I am motion to move this resolution on to council. And I'll second, we'll take a roll call vote, please. Alder True Hart. Aye. And Alder Wartenweiler. Aye. And that is passed and goes on to council. Um second order of business discussion and possible recommendation on the 2.8% COLA increase to City of Monroe pay scale for 2027. So similarly, back in September there was discussion on the COLA increase and direction provided from the committee to see something between the two and a half to three percent COLA increase for the staff in addition to their annual step increase that also is equivalent to two and a half percent with some of the budget modific budget modifications that were um identified last week with finance and taxation. Um what was recommended in that draft budget was a 2.8% cola increase. Um so this is the official resolution and pay scale reflecting that um to get recommended on to common council. And again, this has um been discussed by the committee, and I'm comfortable moving it forward. So this is I'll make a motion to move this on to council. And I'll second and we'll take a roll call vote, please. And Alder True Heart. Aye. That motion passes. Um is there any business by members? All right, I just need one more motion then motion to adjourn. All in favor, aye.

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