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Salary commission recommends raising North Bend mayor’s pay to $6,000; council raises concerns over timing
Summary
The city’s independent salary commission recommended raising the mayor’s monthly pay to $6,000 and a 3% cost-of-living increase for councilmembers; several council members expressed concern about the timing given projected budget shortfalls and asked the mayor to consider donating part of any increase.
A three-member, independent salary commission presented its report to the North Bend City Council Tuesday and recommended raising the mayor’s base pay to $6,000 per month while eliminating the prior meeting-stipend structure. The commission also recommended a 3% cost-of-living increase for councilmembers, raising the monthly council salary from $550 to $570.
Commission members said their charge under North Bend Municipal Code chapter 2.36 was to assess whether the compensation is sufficient to allow any citizen to consider serving without undue financial…
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