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Elected officials compensation commission proposes raises; council asks about COLA treatment and timing

3103328 · April 24, 2025
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Staff summarized recommendations from the citizen Elected Officials Compensation Commission to raise council salaries to just under $29,000 and the mayor’s to just over $160,000; councilors asked how the commission treated cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and noted the commission exists to avoid politicized pay-setting.

City staff reminded the council that a citizen commission appointed earlier this year had recommended updated salaries for the mayor and council members as part of a four-year review process.

Director Justin Harrison summarized the recommendations the compensation commission delivered in April: a proposed council salary of just under $29,000 and a mayor’s salary of just over $160,000 per year. Harrison said the commission set the amounts after…

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