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At a glance: Roseburg council approves salary increases, ethics policy and appointments
Summary
At Monday’s meeting the council approved a 5% pay increase for the municipal judge and a 5% increase for the city manager (retroactive effective dates), adopted an amended ethics policy, appointed two members to the budget committee and approved the consent agenda and minutes.
Roseburg City Council on Monday approved a series of personnel and administrative actions, including a 5% increase for the municipal judge and a 5% increase for the city manager, adopted an amended city ethics policy and made two budget committee appointments.
Votes at a glance
- Municipal judge salary: Council approved a 5% monthly pay increase to $6,267, effective retroactive to Nov. 1, 2024. (Motion and second recorded on the record; mover/second not specified in the transcript.) Outcome: approved.
- City manager salary: Council approved a 5% monthly pay increase to $15,562, effective retroactive to Sept. 1, 2024. Outcome: approved (vote reported in meeting as 4–2).
- Ethics policy: Council adopted the amended “ethics laws, city council policy” drafted to reflect the city charter changes adopted in 2023. Outcome: approved (vote reported as 6–1).
- Budget committee appointments: Council appointed Alex Alonzo and Mandy Elder to the city budget committee. Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda (including the Jan. 13, 2025 regular-meeting minutes) was approved as amended. Outcome: approved.
- Library meeting room policy: Council adopted Resolution 2025-02 repealing and replacing Resolution 2018-26 regarding the Roseburg Public Library meeting room policy. Outcome: approved.
What council said
City and council discussion on compensation emphasized that the 5% adjustments for non-represented employees followed the same percentage as represented labor groups for the 2024–25 fiscal year. Staff told council the city manager’s proposed 5% increase would move the city manager’s salary closer to the average of a four-city comparison group and would keep the manager’s pay above the city’s department heads per an internal policy.
Several councilors asked for more comparative data about the choice of peer cities and about historical cost-of-living adjustments; one councilor said a 3% increase would be more realistic than 5% for a higher-salary position. One councilor recorded a formal no vote on grounds that the 5% increase exceeded local inflation levels.
Authorities and documents referenced
- Resolution 2025-02 (repealing and replacing Resolution 2018-26) — Roseburg Public Library meeting room policy. - City charter (amended 2023) — referenced by staff when discussing the amended ethics policy.
Details and clarifications
- The municipal judge pay change was presented as matching the 5% non-represented adjustment; staff indicated the judge contracts directly with council and that staff made no formal recommendation. - The city manager’s prior monthly salary was stated as $14,821; the 5% increase raises it to $15,562 effective Sept. 1, 2024. Staff said the salary figure excludes benefits.
What this did not do
Council did not adopt new contracts beyond the stated salary adjustments; where contract language or peer-city comparisons were requested by members, the council asked staff to provide those data in follow-up materials.
