Employee Compensation, COLAs, and Minimum Wage
El Paso County
Summary
Commissioners debated raising cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) from 1.5% to higher tiers, aiming to reach a $16 hourly minimum wage and address pay compression across county staff and attorneys.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Importance
- 5
Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
Impact analysis
Moving from a 1.5% to a 2% COLA adds approximately $633,999; reaching a $16 minimum wage via 3.25% costs roughly $1.1 million.
County employees and lower-wage workers receiving wage increases.
The county reserve fund if unbudgeted wage increases require drawing down fund balances.
Mentions & discussions (1)
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