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Commission discusses low-income stipends, AMI verification and records privacy
Summary
Members considered options for a low-income stipend for council members, verification using federal tax forms, and how AMI (area median income) thresholds would apply; the city attorney said tax documents used for verification would not be disclosable by public records request.
Commission members discussed whether Bothell should offer a low-income stipend to make council service more accessible and how eligibility and privacy would be handled.
Alex (consultant) summarized peer-city practices, saying a few cities offer targeted low-income stipends or childcare supports; Redmond, for example, gives a $300 monthly stipend that council members may use at their discretion. Commissioners asked whether jurisdictions reported that anyone had actually used the…
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