The Auburn City Council approved increases to monthly stipends for council members and the mayor pro tem during the July 22 meeting, raising council pay from $600 to $1,250 per month and the mayor pro tems pay to $1,500 per month.

The change matters because the stipends had not been adjusted since February 2006, the mayors minutes said, and the city expects the raises to take effect in November; the minutes stated the council elected in 2026 and sworn in that year will be the members who receive the new pay.

Mayors minutes recorded the approval but did not provide a motion maker, second, or a recorded vote tally. The mayors minutes recommended residents contact their council representatives with questions.

No formal statutory citation or ordinance number was provided in the minutes; implementation timing and payroll mechanics were not specified.