Farmington Council Grants Town Manager Another Raise/Bonus

FARMINGTON, CT — One year after approving a four-year contract extension and a pay raise for its town manager, the Farmington Town Council last week gave her another raise as well as a bonus.

Farmington Town Manager Kathleen Blonski's current contract lasts through the 2026-27 fiscal year and her pay is, now, $193,949 a year.

A year ago, Blonski and the town inked a new four-year pact starting in 2023-24 through 2023-27 that would have paid her $183,000 a year.

But at a special Farmington Town Council meeting June 16, the council unanimously voted 7-0 to boost her pay to the new figure, in essence a nearly $11,000-a-year pay hike.

Council members also tweaked the benefits package for Blonski, making revisions regarding retirement planning options and town contributions.

Those revisions were approved by the council 6-1, with only Rafeena Bacchus-Lee, a Democrat, opposed.

On top of all that, the council unanimously approved giving Blonski a $10,000 bonus in the form of a lump sum payment "as a result of her exceptional performance and exceeding her goals and objectives this year," according to meeting minutes.

For the minutes of the June 16 special Farmington Town Council Meeting, click on this link.

From June 24, 2022: 'Farmington Town Manager Inks Contact Extension'