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Prince George's County panel reviews pay models for county executive, council; approves Sept. 3 minutes
Summary
At an Oct. meeting, a county commission reviewed three pay-adjustment models for the County Executive and County Council — including CPI formulas, a fixed dollar option and a one-year freeze — and approved Sept. 3 meeting minutes. Commissioners set Oct. 29 as the next meeting date.
At a meeting of the Prince George's County Compensation Commission on Oct. 8, 2025, members reviewed three models for adjusting pay for the County Executive and County Council and approved minutes from the Sept. 3, 2025 meeting.
The commission considered three primary approaches: pegging future increases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), using a fixed dollar increase, or a hybrid that freezes salaries in the first year of a term and then applies CPI or a fixed amount. "Do you want to program in any increase? Because it certainly is within your purview to recommend no increase over the term," presenter Mr. Hamlin said, summarizing the decision points before the commission. He described CPI linkage as a common option because "it's tied to inflation, cost of living, and what have you." Mr. Hamlin also noted the current-code-style approach that ties…
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