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Andover council approves doubling of mayor and council stipends; effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
After hours of debate, the Andover City Council voted to double annual stipends for the mayor and council members and set the pay increase to take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The move drew disagreement from the mayor and other council members during a contentious discussion.
The Andover City Council voted to double annual stipends for the mayor and council members and set the increase to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Council member Paul Wimmer moved to double the stipends; the motion passed in a recorded vote that the city attorney said was 5–2. Council later voted on an amendment to make the pay change effective Jan. 1, 2026; that motion passed 5–1.
Why it matters: the council’s action changes yearly pay for elected officials from the current amounts to substantially higher annual stipends. Jennifer McCausland, the city administrator, read the current amounts into the record: "For mayor, it is $8,280 per year. For council members, it is $5,405." Under the approved change those sums would double to $16,560 for the mayor and $10,810 for council…
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