Lafayette Consolidated Government employees could be in line for a 2 percent pay raise.
Kenneth Boudreaux, who represents District 4 on the Lafayette City-Parish Council, proposed the raise at Thursday’s budget wrap-up meeting. He said he proposed the raise on behalf of himself and Jay Castille, District 2, who did not attend Thursday’s meeting.
Boudreaux said it’s been three years since employees last received a raise.
It’s the first time the proposal’s been considered during the council’s 2018-19 budget meetings. Thursday’s hearing marked the last one before the council adopts the budget next month.
Chief Financial Officer Lorrie Toups said the raise would cost about $2.3 million.
When asked his opinion on the proposal, Mayor-President Joel Robideaux said that if he thought the government had money for raises, he would have added them into his proposed budget.
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