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Utica council debates local law to suspend 2025 cost-of-living raises; attorney says referendum required
Summary
At a special Utica Common Council meeting, members discussed an introductory local law to suspend fiscal-year 2025-26 cost-of-living increases for elected officials. Council attorney Judge Girma said the city charter requires a referendum to change elected officials' compensation.
The Utica Common Council discussed Introductory Local Law No. 2 of 02/2025, a proposal to suspend cost-of-living salary increases for the mayor, controller, treasurer, president of the common council and common council members for fiscal year 2025–26.
The measure, as read at the meeting, would suspend provisions of section 2.025 of the Utica city charter to reduce required cost-of-living adjustments from 3% to 0% for the listed offices and says it would “become effective in accordance with the municipal home rule law, 04/01/2025.” A motion was made to pull the local law from the table for consideration;…
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