Malena Halverson-Mays
44:12 - 44:41
“If you don't do that, what's going to happen is these ranges are going to fall behind the market and it's probably going to take probably no more than 2 years and you're going to be already feeling like you're behind the market again.”
- Speaker
- Malena Halverson-Mays
- Timestamp
- 44:12 – 44:41
- Transcript
- Kodiak: November 4, 2026, Work Session
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- November 4, 2026
From the transcript
So the first thing that we are going to recommend for you is get an economic indicator indicator and let that economic indicator really drive what you need to do for a cost of living adjustment on an annual basis. If you don't do that, what's going to happen is these ranges are going to fall behind the market and it's probably going to take probably no more than 2 years and you're going to be already feeling like you're behind the market again. Okay, so, so that is something that, that we recommend that you try to do very consistently. What kind of economic indicator do other communities use? So it is a little bit of a mixed bag.
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