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KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STAFF REPORT FOR STUDY SESSION HUMAN RESOURCES STUDY SESSION DATE: 1/13/2026 TOPIC: Request to Approve Resolution in the Matter of Revising the 2026 Salary Matrix for Non-Union County Employees ACTION REQUESTED: Approval LEAD STAFF: Jeanne Killgore RECOMMENDATION: Approve resolution to revise the 2026 non-union salary matrix. BRIEFING SUMMARY: • On 10/14/2025,the Board passed Resolution 2025-190 to increase the non-union salary matrix by 3% effective 1/01/2026. • The County's updated payroll system (Cayenta) increased the 2025 wage scales by 3% using a slightly different calculation than the formulas built into the salary matrix spreadsheet, yielding slightly different wage figures for 2026. • HR and Finance would like to utilize the calculation methodology contained in Cayenta to automate the wage change process, reducing human error and saving staff time. BACKGROUND: The non-union salary matrix was adopted in 2024 and is a large spreadsheet containing pay grades and wage scales for positions at the County. The process for applying COLA was to increase the pay grade 1, step I wage by COLA (in this case 3%). Then using built-in formulas, the spreadsheet recalculated the rest of the matrix based on 2.5%between steps and 4%between pay grades. Cayenta applies COLA to every monthly step in the wage scale, not just the first step. This yields slightly different wage figures. Current Matrix IPAY ;STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP S STEP 6 ISTEP 7 STEP a STEP 9 GRADE 18 $ 71,867.01 $ 73,663.68 $ 75,505.28 $ 77,352.91 $ 79,327.73 $ 81,310.92 $ 83,343.70 $ 85,427.29 $ 97,562.97 $ 5,988.92 $ 6,138.64 $ 6,292.11 $ 6,449.41 $ 6,610.64 $ 6,775.91 $ 6,945.31 $ 7,118.94 $ 7,296.91 $ 34.55 $ 35.42 $ 36.30 $ 37.21 $ 38.14 $ 39.09 $ 40.07 $ 41.07 $ 42.10 Pagel of 8 HR"Study Session Staff Report", 1/13/2026