Depoe Bay council debates pay increases, $5,000 bonus for city administrator

At a special meeting of the Depoe Bay City Council, two councilmembers moved and seconded a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an employment agreement that would increase pay for the city administrator and public works director and provide a one-time bonus to the administrator. The motion called for a 7% raise for the city administrator, a 5% raise for the public works director and a $5,000 bonus for the city administrator. The transcript does not record a final roll-call vote.

The council discussed tying the adjustments to performance evaluations. Councilmember 1 said, “Just that that after performing a valuation After having reviewed the performance of of city administrator and the public works director based on their terrific work this year, we are asking for a 5% increase for the public works director, a 7% increase from the city administrator, and a $5,000 bonus for the city administrator.” Councilmember 1 made the motion; Councilmember 2 seconded it. A participant noted that the vehicle allowance is included in the resolution and amendment.

The meeting transcript identifies the measure as “resolution 575-25,” described in the text as authorizing the mayor to execute an employment agreement for the city administrator/manager, to adjust compensation and to amend the city’s wage and salary classification to incorporate the changes. The transcript records discussion and an agreed amendment tying the pay changes to performance but does not include a recorded vote tally or statement that the resolution passed.

Because the transcript does not show a final vote, it is not possible to report whether the increases and bonus were formally adopted, the effective date of any change, or any budgetary offsets. The resolution text in the meeting materials was referenced several times during the discussion; the vehicle allowance was explicitly noted as part of the resolution.