City employees have a good chance of seeing 2 percent raises next year after four years of seeing nothing or 1 percent increases.
City Council members Tuesday voted 8-0 to approve a 2 percent raise for members of the Fraternal Order of Police, the union that represents officers with ranks of sergeant and above. Councilman Marty Bender, R-at large, abstained; he is a deputy chief on the Fort Wayne police force.
In most years, the FOP raise would mean that 2 percent raises for other city employees would follow. And true to form, just before giving final passage to the FOP increase, the council voted unanimously to introduce ordinances giving 2 percent raises to nonunion city employees and public safety employees. Those ordinances could be discussed next week and get final passage the week after.
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