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Lansdale council adopts ordinance to raise council and mayor pay
Summary
The Lansdale Borough Council voted to adopt an ordinance (referred to in the meeting as "197nine") amending the borough code to increase compensation for council members and the mayor; change takes effect for officials elected in 2026.
The Lansdale Borough Council voted Wednesday to adopt an ordinance referred to in the meeting transcript as "197nine" that amends sections of the borough code governing salaries and compensation to increase pay for council members and the mayor.
Councilwoman Carrie Oglesby moved to adopt the ordinance during the Feb. 5 work session. Council members took up questions about timing and historic adjustments before voting. "If there are no more questions, then we'll take a vote," a presiding council member said, and the motion carried after members answered "Aye" when called.
The ordinance as described in the meeting would apply to the five council members and the mayor and take effect for those reelected or newly elected in 2026; the presenters said the next tier of increases would apply two years later. One council member asked for a monthly equivalent; a council member replied it would be about "$5.76 and change" per month (as discussed in the meeting). Attendees also noted the borough had not adjusted council compensation since at least the 1970s, with one speaker saying there had been no increase "since before 1970," and remarks that the state recently revised a recommended amount based on population.
Council members characterized the timing as time-sensitive and said the item could not wait until the Feb. 19 business meeting. No amendments or changes were recorded in the work session discussion; the recorded outcome at the work session was that the motion carried.
The meeting record did not include a roll-call vote tally attached to the motion text beyond the chair's call for aye/no; the transcript shows the motion was seconded but does not name the seconder. The ordinance text and the exact revised dollar amounts or statutory citation were not printed in the work-session transcript; the council referenced an attached ordinance in the meeting packet.
The council indicated the change follows a state recommendation tied to population and will be implemented on the timetable described above for newly elected and reelected officials.
