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Committee advances city-clerk pay increase to council; other municipal pay-schedule changes tabled for further review

5033057 · June 20, 2025
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Summary

The ordinance committee considered revisions to municipal pay schedules (Schedules A, B, C). It advanced an adjustment for the city clerk’s salary to full City Council for consideration while tabling broader schedule changes and new positions pending side-by-side comparisons and law-department and personnel follow-up.

The Ordinance Committee discussed proposed updates to municipal compensation schedules (Schedule A — appointed/ordinance positions; Schedule B/C — departmental and elected positions) and took mixed action: the committee advanced a proposed pay increase for the city clerk to full council for consideration while tabling broader schedule changes and position updates for further review.

Personnel Director Kelly (presented materials) noted Schedule A ranges were last updated using a 2014 salary study and adjusted in 2021. She supplied comparisons with neighboring cities (Chicopee, West Springfield, Westfield)…

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