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Council amends Utica cost-of-living ordinance, adds suspension through Dec. 31, 2026
Summary
The council amended a proposed ordinance that would suspend application of section 2.025 of the Utica Code (cost-of-living annual salary adjustments) and added language specifying the suspension run through Dec. 31, 2026; members asked counsel about limits tied to council terms.
The Utica Common Council on March 18 amended proposed language affecting cost-of-living salary adjustments for elected officials by specifying a suspension period ending Dec. 31, 2026.
The ordinance text before the council would suspend Section 2.025 of the Utica Code, which sets a formula tying annual salary increases for elected officials to the consumer price index (CPI) with a 3% trigger and a 6% cap. Council discussion focused on whether the…
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