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Pontiac LOCC sets council president full-time salary at $75,000
Summary
The Pontiac Local Officers' Compensation Commission voted Jan. 30, 2025, to set the newly chartered full-time city council president's salary at $75,000, after legal guidance that the commission must set elected-official pay during odd-numbered years.
The Pontiac Local Officers' Compensation Commission voted on Jan. 30, 2025, to set the full-time salary for the newly created council president position at $75,000.
The move fulfills a duty the commission takes up every odd-numbered year under state law to set compensation for local elected officials after Pontiac’s new city charter created a full-time council president post. City attorney Elizabeth White McDonald told commissioners, “I think you’ve summarized the law on this accurately,” and added, “So 2025 is an odd numbered year. You’re obligated then to take up the issue of the compensation of…
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