Utilities Manager Salary Increase vs. Budget Pressure
Summary
Staff proposed raising the vacant Utilities Manager pay range 9.3% while the city manager's own email warns of a $1.8 million budget deficit. Staff said the position sits in the water fund and the raise is needed to compete with Upland and other agencies.
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Last discussed Apr 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Raises the vacant position's range 9.3%, to $127,067-$154,450, paid from the water fund.
Whoever fills the utilities manager job — and residents who want a qualified person running water operations.
Critics see it as tone-deaf amid deficit warnings and across-the-board cut requests.
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