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Council’s finance committee postpones ordinance to change mayor and alderman salaries, seeks external comps
Summary
The Finance Committee voted Jan. 20, 2025, to postpone action on an ordinance to repeal and replace municipal code section 2.11 (salaries and expense allowance) after members requested comparative salary data and more documentation on proposed increases.
The Finance Committee postponed consideration of an ordinance that would repeal and replace municipal code section 2.11 — the city’s salaries and expense allowance for the mayor and aldermen — to its next meeting after members requested more comparative data and supporting documentation.
Why it matters: the ordinance would have adjusted elected-official compensation using a cost-of-living calculation stretching back to 1993; committee members said they wanted market comparisons and clearer justification…
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