A recent poster on the social media site Next Door had an item that City of Shawnee workers were recently denied a COLA (cost of living allowance) increase. Some refer to it as a market adjustment.
If true, this is outrageous. Most times a COLA increase (as opposed to a merit or step increase) is usually in the neighborhood of 1% to 3%. A truly pithy amount compared to the 25% increase recently voted by certain members of the governing body for the city manager.
Would any of the five persons who voted for the unwarranted increase for the city manager care to email me about the COLA for the city employees? If so, your email will be published here.
Those five are:
Matt Zimmerman - Ward 1
Lisa Larson-Bunnell - Ward 3
Lindsey Constance - Ward 4
Jill Chalfie - Ward 4
Michelle Distler - Mayor
