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Charter review committee chooses OPERS minimum as preferred model for council pay
Summary
The Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee agreed to advance charter language that would index council salaries to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) minimum earnable salary, citing ethics guidance and a desire to give members full service credit toward retirement.
The Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee on March 5 agreed to move forward with language that would tie council pay to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) minimum earnable salary rather than a percentage-of-median-household-income formula.
Committee members said the OPERS model resolves a legal concern from the Ohio Ethics Commission about midterm pay increases and ensures council members receive full retirement service credit. Amanda (staff member) presented two salary models and a regional comparison from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) salary survey; legal counsel Chuck Shamp explained the ethics risk of a midterm raise without a formula.
"The Ohio Ethics Commission has ruled multiple times…
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