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Commission committee backs salary‑limit amendment to give voters guardrails on elected pay
Summary
The committee voted to recommend that the full commission forward an amendment setting maximum salary guardrails for elected county officials and directing the salary commission on comparators. The committee vote to recommend passed 10–3 with one abstention and one excused.
The Charter Review Commission’s committee of the whole voted to recommend that the full commission forward an amendment to the public that would set charter language placing limits and guidelines on salaries for elected county officials, the committee decided by a 10–3 vote with one abstention and one excused.
Commissioner Andrew Redding, who presented the amendment, said the language is intended to place “guardrails” on how the salary commission determines pay and to avoid Whatcom County paying elected officials more than comparably larger counties…
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