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McCall council signals 5.7% pay increase for elected officials; ordinance to be prepared
5361746 · July 3, 2025
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Summary
Councilors directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would raise council and mayor monthly pay by 5.7%—a change tied to the two-year CPI that would take effect Jan. 1, 2026—giving staff time to prepare required election-year notice.
City clerk Bessie Jo Wagner told the council that Idaho law permits elected officials to review and change their salaries during an election year and that any change must be adopted at a regular meeting within 75 days before the election (the clerk cited Aug. 21 as the deadline for the current cycle). Wagner recommended using the combined…
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