A majority of Aspen city council members expressed support Tuesday for a two percent cost-of-living increase for municipal workers.
Mayor Mick Ireland, along with Councilmen Torre and Derek Johnson, argued for the 2 percent wage hike, saying it could aid greater retention of valuable employees. Councilmen Steve Skadron and Adam Frisch favored a more conservative 1.5 percent increase given the uncertainty in the national economy.
“We want our people motivated and we want to keep them around in the future,” Johnson said at Tuesday’s work session.
The increase likely will go into effect in August, with the council officially voting on the matter when they take up the next supplement to the 2011 budget in September or October, according to R. Barry Crook, assistant city manager.
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