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Council resumes discussion of elected‑official pay; city attorney salary comparators cited and outside study requested
Summary
Council revisited proposals to amend elected‑official salaries for future terms, including a recommended increase for the city attorney based on an International Municipal Lawyers Association benchmark; councilmembers asked for an independent outside study (Clemans Nelson) to supplement available data before finalizing changes.
Council members continued deliberations on proposed changes to elected‑official salaries for future terms, including potential increases to the mayor and city attorney salaries and adjustments to councilmember pay.
Councilmember Bowers summarized prior work and described salary comparisons showing the mayor’s salary has been unchanged since 2011 and council compensation has not kept pace with inflation. City Attorney (Lisonbee) presented research from a 2024 International Municipal Lawyers…
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