(KLZA)--Five Falls City Council members voted against a motion to approve the wage schedule for the next three years for non-union members, which is the management positions including the City Administrator / Clerk / Treasurer, Chief of Police and Public Works Director / Utility Superintendent, in addition to the deputies and the Parks and Recreation Director when the Council met Monday night.

The Management Negotiation Team proposed wage scales and benefit adjustments and recommended them to the City Council. The Board of Public Works set the wage for the Public Works Director. The proposal was a total restructure of how the city has handled non-union wages in the past.

The proposals were based on what is paid to similar positions in similar sized communities and operations. The percentages were larger for 2026 due to changes in job descriptions and duties.

The wage proposals for 2026 would have included an hourly equivalent of $75 for the City Administrator/ Clerk / Treasurer. $70 for the Public Works Director / Utility Superintendent, both of which were in the neighborhood of a 40% increase. The proposed wage for the Chief of Police was $53.85, an increase of approximately 23%.

Casting no votes to the wage proposal were 1st Ward Council member Frank Killingsworth, 2nd Ward Council member Kenny Killingsworth, both 3rd Ward Council members Shawn Fouraker and Sara Ruiz and 4th Ward Council member Josh Kaster.

None of the Council members casting nay votes offered a reason why they were voting nay, when the Mayor asked for discussion following a motion and second to approve the wage proposal.

The proposed pay increases for the next two years was 4% for 2027 and 3% for 2028.