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Mount Vernon council discusses setting elected salaries at OPERS minimum; compensation committee nominees named

5954698 · August 25, 2025
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Council members discussed setting council salaries at the minimum required to earn one year of OPERS service, debated whether the treasurer’s expanded duties merit higher pay, and identified two nominees for a compensation committee; final legislation must be passed by the last meeting in October.

During a Mount Vernon City Council meeting, members discussed setting council salaries at the minimum level required to qualify for one year of service credit in OPERS and identified two nominees to a compensation committee that will review the treasurer’s pay.

Council members said the draft legislation before them would set salaries at the minimum needed to earn a year of service in OPERS if paid over 24 pay periods. One council member said the intent was to set “the minimum required to get a year’s service…

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