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Glenarden council debates staff retirement match and future council stipends; no vote taken
Summary
Council members discussed raising the city’s employee retirement match (from 2.5% to a 3% base with a matching option up to 7%) and a proposed stipend increase for future councilmembers; no final council vote on retirement or stipend changes was recorded at the hearing.
Glenarden City Council held an extended discussion Feb. 24 about proposed changes to employee retirement contributions and a separate proposal to increase future council stipends, but did not adopt either proposal during the public hearing.
Council President Curtis and several members argued the city’s staff — including police and other municipal employees — have been underpaid and that a modest increase in the city retirement contribution would help preserve a livable retirement for longtime employees. The measure discussed would set a 3% automatic city contribution and allow an…
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