Council approves salary increase for members, effective next term
The council adopted Bill No. 2026-11 to raise council member salaries from $16,000 to $21,000 and the council president from $17,000 to $22,000; the change is not retroactive and will take effect for the next term of office after a public hearing with mixed public reaction.
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Dorchester County Councilors voted to adopt Bill No. 2026-11 on Sept. 1, 2026, increasing annual salaries for council members from $16,000 to $21,000 and increasing the president's salary from $17,000 to $22,000. The bill specifies that "such salary increases shall not apply to sitting members during their current term of office and shall take effect at the beginning of the following term of office." The ordinance passed on roll call: Pfeffer—abstained; Detmer—aye; Kramer—aye; Nichols—absent; Travers—aye.
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