Employee Pay Band Changes
At a glance
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- What: Emergency ordinance amending various sections of Ordinance 194-2021 on salaries for various job classifications.
- Pattern: Council amends the 2021 pay-band ordinance (Ordinance 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021) repeatedly. Three earlier amendments are in the official minutes: April 6, May 11 and May 18, 2026, all passed unanimously (see below). Official minutes after May 18 are not posted, so the October 19 item is known from the agenda and captions only.
- Where it stands (October 19, from captions): introduced on 2026-10-19 by Council President Griffin at the request of a department; rules were suspended and it passed 12-0 on first reading. No discussion on the record.
Earlier amendments in the minutes
Minutes-based sections use the City Council minutes of April 6, May 11 and May 18, 2026. The newest minutes posted are May 18; later Council meetings have agendas or captions only and no committee minutes are posted since April.
- April 6, 2026: Ordinance 452-2026 amends Sections 8, 30, 35, 37, 38 and 39 of Ordinance 194-2021 (salaries for various classifications). Passed 15-0 on first reading (Shah moved, Gray seconded).
- May 11, 2026: an emergency ordinance amends Section 51 of Ordinance 194-2021 (compensation for classifications; the attachment is labelled Court). Passed 14-0 (Hudson moved, Davis seconded; Bishop absent).
- May 18, 2026: Ordinance 652-2026 amends Sections 37 and 39 (compensation for various classifications). Passed 14-0 on first reading (Santana moved, Bishop seconded; Kazy absent). The same night Ordinance 663-2026 also amended Section 8 as part of the AFSCME Local 100 Labor Contract.
- The minutes do not describe the pay changes themselves; see the For Passage letters attached on Legistar.
Sources
- City Council minutes, May 18, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/5/3864_M_City_Council_26-05-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- City Council minutes, May 11, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/5/3859_M_City_Council_26-05-11_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- City Council minutes, April 6, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/4/3843_M_City_Council_26-04-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- https://cityofcleveland.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1456165&GUID=49469304-A975-4AAB-AC52-3C46E5D45E3A
Discussion time
About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - City Council | 1 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee - Order 1279-2026: staff said non-bargaining wage scales rise 3.6 percent under the annual regional consumer price index review. Sent to the full council that evening.
2026-10-19 - City Council
Read as an emergency ordinance, rules suspended, passed 12-0 with no debate.
2026-05-18 - City Council
Ordinance 652-2026 (Sections 37 and 39) passed 14-0.
2026-05-11 - City Council
Court classification pay amendment (Section 51) passed 14-0.
2026-04-06 - City Council
Ordinance 452-2026 (Sections 8, 30, 35, 37, 38, 39) passed 15-0.