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Homewood council sets mayor pay at $15,000, keeps council pay at $7,500 after amendment fails
Summary
On Feb. 10 the Homewood City Council approved Ordinance 29-25 setting the mayor’s salary at $15,000 and each council member’s salary at $7,500 for the 2025–2029 term. An amendment to raise council pay to $12,000 failed; the final ordinance passed 9–1.
The Homewood City Council on Feb. 10 adopted an ordinance fixing the mayor’s salary at $15,000 and each council member’s salary at $7,500 per year for the term beginning Nov. 3, 2025. The ordinance passed 9–1 after the council rejected an amendment that would have raised council pay to $12,000.
The measure came to the council following a 4–0 recommendation from the Finance Committee. Council discussion focused on whether the 40-year-old base pay (last adjusted in 1984, speakers said) still…
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