Pursuant to Article III, Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Alamosa, and as referred to in Section 15-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Alamosa, Council adopts, by ordinance,  the pay plan for  City officers  and  employees. This plan establishes the pay range for all City job classifications.  While Council reserves the right to amend this ordinance, the ordinance directs the City Manager to fix salaries within these ranges.  Without formal Council approval, the City Manager does not have authority to pay someone outside the established pay range.

The plan has been adjusted by 2% for a Cost of Living Adjustment and the temporary positions have been adjusted 9% to match the new minimum wage and keep separation for those temporary positions that are already above the new minimum wage.  All permanent position grades in the pay plan were above the new minimum wage.

Per the City's compensation policy, the Cost of Living Adjustment should have been 4.32%, but there was no way to fund that high of a COLA and provide a merit increase.  The 2023 budget also includes a merit increase of up to 3%, which is 1% less than previous years in order to provide the 2% COLA.