Council reviews retirement pickup resolution and proposed raises for elected officials and municipal officers

At the May 2025 budget workshop, staff presented a required annual resolution on retirement contributions and an ordinance proposing new salary schedules for elected officials and municipal officers.

Anne Marie (staff presenter) described the retirement contribution resolution, noting that Tier 1 URS members (those hired before February 2011) currently have the city pick up all required contributions while Tier 2 members have employee and employer portions. For the next budget year, staff proposed that Tier 2 members remain responsible for their employee contribution. When asked how many Tier 1 employees remain, staff estimated fewer than 50 employees and said the exact figure could be provided at a later meeting.

Staff also outlined an ordinance that will set the salary for council members and the mayor and establish ranges for municipal officers, a change prompted in part by the requirements of Senate Bill 91. The draft sets council-member pay at $20,152.43 (including the vehicle allowance) and the mayor's pay at $120,000 (presented as a proposed figure in workshop materials). Staff said the increases aim to keep compensation competitive with comparable municipalities and to make service on the council more feasible for people with work and family responsibilities; council members asked for comparables from other Cache County cities at the public hearing.

Why it matters: these items are required budget actions or state-driven implementations and affect take-home pay and recruitment for elected and appointed positions. Staff noted the judge's pay is set by the state and is not within local control.

Ending: staff flagged that these are workshop presentations and that a public hearing and ordinance adoption will follow in the budget process.