Marysville Sound

Public Safety · Jan 5, 2026

Marysville council was scheduled to weigh 2026 police union contracts and a 3% pay raise on Jan. 5

Agenda materials for the Jan. 5, 2026, Marysville City Council meeting listed two 2026 collective bargaining agreements with the Marysville Police Officers Association and a resolution setting a 3% pay increase for covered officers, sergeants, and commanders 1.

What the records say

The agenda for the Marysville City Council's regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. listed two related items: a 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the city and the Marysville Police Officers Association for Commissioned Law Enforcement Officers, and a separate 2026 agreement for Commissioned Sergeants. The recommended motion for each was to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement 1. Both agreements were labeled as final unsigned versions in the agenda attachments 1. A third item was a resolution amending the 2026 salary grids for MPOA Commissioned Law Enforcement Officers, MPOA Commissioned Sergeants, and MPMA Commanders, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The resolution states the MPOA agreements provide a 3.0% increase to base wage effective Jan. 1, 2026, and that MPMA Commanders receive an increase equivalent to the officers' increase 1. The sergeants agreement text in the packet runs from Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2026, and includes a new PORAC Retiree Medical Trust with $100 monthly pre-tax contributions from both the city and each employee beginning with the pay period starting March 1, 2026 1. The packet's Exhibit A salary grid shows 2026 draft monthly figures such as Police Officers at Step 1 of $8,423 and Police Sergeants at Step 1 of $11,939, labeled as a 3% increase 1. The packet does not establish whether the council approved the motions or the resolution, or whether the agreements were signed 1.

  • The Jan. 5, 2026, council agenda listed separate 2026 collective bargaining agreements with MPOA for Commissioned Law Enforcement Officers and for Commissioned Sergeants, each with a recommended motion to authorize the Mayor to sign 1.
  • A companion resolution would amend the 2026 salary grids for MPOA officers, MPOA sergeants, and MPMA Commanders effective Jan. 1, 2026, reflecting a 3.0% base-wage increase under the MPOA agreements 1.
  • The sergeants agreement in the packet is effective Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2026, and adds a PORAC Retiree Medical Trust with $100 monthly pre-tax contributions from both the city and each covered employee starting with the pay period beginning March 1, 2026 1.
  • The packet's Exhibit A draft 2026 salary grid, labeled as a 3% increase, shows monthly pay of $8,423 for a Step 1 Police Officer and $11,939 for a Step 1 Police Sergeant 1.
  • Both agreements were attached as final unsigned versions, and the packet does not establish the meeting's outcome or whether the agreements were signed 1.

Why it matters

The 3% base-wage increase and the new retiree medical trust contributions affect the city's public-safety payroll costs, which are funded by residents, and the salary grid sets actual 2026 pay for Marysville police officers and sergeants 1.

What changed / what's next

  • If approved, the motions would have authorized the Mayor to sign the 2026 MPOA officers and sergeants agreements, and the resolution would have amended the 2026 salary grids with a 3% base-wage increase effective Jan. 1, 2026 1.
  • The supplied records are pre-meeting agenda materials; they do not show whether the council adopted the motions or the salary resolution on Jan. 5, 2026 1.
  • The packet includes the full sergeants agreement text; the officers agreement attachment is referenced on the agenda, and residents can compare both documents on the city's agenda portal 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.