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Home My WebLink About4808A Ordinance - 2026 Non-Rep Non-Management Wages PlanOrdinance- Amended Admin/Professional & Non-Mngt Wages 2026 - 1 ORDINANCE NO. 4808A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDED WAGES FOR CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROFESSIONAL, NON-MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. WHEREAS, after due consideration of the cost-of-living index and wage rates paid by comparable cities, and the history of wage adjustments for the City’s bargaining units, the City Manager has recommended a 2% cost of living adjustment in the administrative/professional, non- management wage plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed cost of living adjustment is appropriate in consideration of the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index and comparability within the City and with other jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4808 on December 1, 2025; however, two positions’ reclassifications were unintentionally omitted in Exhibit A, which include Engineering Technician I and Engineering Technician II; and WHEREAS, Engineering Technician I and Engineering Technician II need to be reclassified from grades from 33 & 40 to 47 & 54 respectively, as depicted in Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The wage scale for those administrative and professional, non-management positions is specified in Exhibit A attached hereto, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. The City Manager shall designate the appropriate salary in Exhibit A for each employee covered by this Ordinance, considering the employee’s time in the position, the current hourly wage, and the evaluation of the employee’s performance. Section 2. The step increases set forth in Exhibit A are dependent upon a satisfactory performance evaluation. Section 3. The wage scale set forth in Exhibit A shall be effective January 4, 2026, (1st full pay period of 2026) and remain in effect until this Ordinance is amended or superseded by a subsequent Ordinance. Section 4. This Ordinance supersedes any conflicting prior Ordinance or conflicting provision of a prior Ordinance. Ordinance- Amended Admin/Professional & Non-Mngt Wages 2026 - 2 Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this Ordinance. Section 6. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after approval, passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of January, 2026. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________ Ogden Murphy Wallace, PPC City Attorney Charles GrimmMayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Debra Barham, MMC City Clerk Published: Sunday, January 11, 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL WAGE SCALE (Non-Represented) - 2026 Effective 01.04.2026 - 2% COLA Position Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Department Assistant I 20 22.25 22.94 23.65 24.38 25.14 25.91 26.71 Administrative Assistant I Cemetery Customer Service Representative 26 25.06 25.83 26.63 27.46 28.31 29.18 30.08 Probation Services Clerk 27 25.56 26.35 27.17 28.01 28.87 29.77 30.69 Department Assistant II Deputy Court Clerk 28 26.07 26.88 27.71 28.57 29.45 30.36 31.30 Park Ranger Utility Account Specialist 31 27.67 28.52 29.41 30.31 31.25 32.22 33.22 Accounting Assistant Engineering Technician I Permit Coordinator Lead Court Clerk Development Services Technician I 33 28.79 29.68 30.59 31.54 32.51 33.52 34.56 Administrative Assistant II Human Resources Administrative Coordinator Executive Administrative Coordinator 37 31.16 32.12 33.12 34.14 35.20 36.28 37.41 Lead Permit Coordinator 38 31.78 32.76 33.78 34.82 35.90 37.01 38.15 Court Services Specialist 39 32.42 33.42 34.45 35.52 36.62 37.75 38.92 Engineering Technician II Pre-Treatment Technician Code Enforcement Officer Development Services Technician II 40 33.06 34.09 35.14 36.23 37.35 38.50 39.69 Court Probation Officer Payroll Specialist Deputy City Clerk Planner I Recreation Specialist Court Community Resource Coordinator Communications & Outreach Coordinator 41 33.73 34.77 35.84 36.95 38.10 39.27 40.49 Human Resources Specialist Lead Recreation Specialist Executive Administrative Assistant 42 34.40 35.46 36.56 37.69 38.86 40.06 41.30 Procurement Specialist Management Analyst I Fire Logistics Coordinator 43 35.09 36.17 37.29 38.45 39.63 40.86 42.12 Planner I Lead Code Enforcement Officer Information Technology Specialist (PC, Network, Database, GIS, & REV) 45 36.51 37.64 38.80 40.00 41.24 42.51 43.83 *Probation Supervisor 46 37.24 38.39 39.57 40.80 42.06 43.36 44.70 Development Services Technician I Engineering Technician I 47 37.98 39.16 40.37 41.62 42.90 44.23 45.60 Project Support Specialist *Staff Accountant *Management Analyst II 49 39.52 40.74 42.00 43.30 44.64 46.02 47.44 Environmental Compliance Coordinator *Block Grant Administrator 53 42.77 44.10 45.46 46.87 48.32 49.81 51.35 Instrumentation Technician Public Works Project Coordinator Executive Assistant - City Manager *Public Works Financial Analyst Human Resources Generalist Engineer I *Digital Media Administrator Development Services Technician II Right-of-Way Inspector *Engineering Technician II 54 43.63 44.98 46.37 47.80 49.28 50.81 52.38 *Lead Communications & Engagement Strategist 56 45.39 46.80 48.24 49.73 51.27 52.86 54.49 CIP Inspector Building Inspector Development Services Technician III *Senior Human Resources Generalist Development Services Technician III Engineering Tech III 58 47.22 48.69 50.19 51.74 53.34 54.99 56.69 *Lead Accountant I *Information Technology Business Analyst Planner II 59 48.17 49.66 51.20 52.78 54.41 56.09 57.83 Senior Inspector Plans Examiner 60 49.13 50.65 52.22 53.83 55.50 57.22 58.98 *CIP Project Manager *IT Project Manager *Engineer II *Information Technology Administrator (Database, GIS, Network, System, and SCADA) 61 50.12 51.67 53.26 54.91 56.61 58.36 60.16 *Finance Training and Compliance Lead *Lead Accountant II *Human Resources Business Partner *Safety and Risk Program Administrator Planner III 63 52.14 53.75 55.41 57.13 58.90 60.72 62.59 *Information Technology Lead (GIS, Operations, Applications, Customer Service) *Senior Planner Senior Plans Examiner *Development Services Lead 66 55.33 57.04 58.81 60.63 62.50 64.43 66.43 *Senior Engineer *Senior Traffic Engineer 68 57.57 59.35 61.18 63.07 65.03 67.04 69.11 * = FLSA Exempt Position Added/Removed/Moved Month Change Month Change Development Services Technician I Jan 33 to 47 Plans Examiner Jan 49 to 60 Development Services Technician II Jan 40 to 54 Senior Inspector Jan 56 to 60 Planner I Jan 41 to 45 HR Generalist Jan 50 to 54 Planner II Jan 43 to 59 Senior HR Generalist Jan 54to 58 Building Inspector Jan 45 to 58 Senior Plans Examiner Jan 51 to 66 Right-of-Way Inspector Jan 45 to 54 CIP Inspector Jan 54 to 58 Development Services Technician III Jan 49 to 58 Senior Planner Jan 56 to 66 Planner III Jan 49 to 63 Development Services Lead Jan 61 to 66 Engineering Tech III Jan 49 to 58 Senior Engineer Jan 65 to 68 Engineering Tech I Jan 33 to 47 Senior Traffic Engineer Jan 65 to 68 Engineering Tech II Jan 40 to 58 *Animal Shelter positions removed 2025 WAGE SCALE CHANGES Added/Removed/Moved Updated December 2025