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Give the City Manager a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8% and merit increase of 3.0%,…

Indianola City Council · May 18, 2026 · City government

Recorded in the minutes as “Give the City Manager a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8% and merit increase of 3.0%, effective the first pay after his anniversary date”. Passed 3–2; Yes: Dalby, Davis, Lane. No: Armstrong, Sones.

How each member voted

OfficialVote
Mellisa SonesNo
Ron DalbyYes
Steve ArmstrongNo
Tiffany DavisYes
Josh RabeAbsent
Bob LaneYes

More from the record

Recorded in the minutes as: “to give the City Manager a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8% and merit increase of 3.0%, effective the first pay after his anniversary date”.

Motion as recorded: “to give the City Manager a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8% and merit increase of 3.0%, effective the first pay after his anniversary date”.

From the vote line in the official minutes, which names each member’s vote. Members not named in the vote line are shown as Not in the record unless the minutes list them absent. Vote line as printed: “On roll call, the vote was AYES: Dalby, Davis, Lane. NAYS: Armstrong, Sones. Whereas the Mayor declared the motion passed.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole May 18, 2026 meeting, p. 3 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting

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