"The CFPUA considered rewarding its employees with some extra cash. During a board meeting Wednesday, board members decided to table the decision, and wait for results from a class and compensation study that should be completed by the end of January."

There may be or maybe not. No decision was made, they tabled the decision until January. If it was voted down that would be a different story. Usually these studies show that employees are underpaid and it gives the decision makers something they can point to when the public complains. Do you understand, or are you just stomping your feet like a child saying, "I'm never going to get a raise"?