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Charter subcommittee urges replacing Sunnyvale council pay formula with indexed approach; asks public for tradeoff input
Summary
Subcommittee 2 recommended using an index‑based approach (for example, tying council and mayor compensation to an outside earnings index with smoothing) to better reflect local wages and broaden the candidate pool; staff and committee members said outreach should include concrete dollar figures for public feedback.
Subcommittee 2 presented its analysis and initial recommendations on Section 6.05 (council and mayor compensation) at the June 30 Charter Review Committee meeting, recommending an index‑based method and further public outreach on concrete dollar levels.
Member Davis, presenting the subcommittee’s work, said the committee found council duties are substantially more time‑consuming than the current stipend reflects and proposed indexing compensation to local wages rather than keeping a static dollar figure or a low annual cap. The subcommittee noted the mayor’s role entails significantly more time and intergovernmental duties than a council member’s and that designating the mayor…
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