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Citizens' compensation committee proposes pay-scale changes for mayor and council; council asks attorney to review
Summary
A five-member compensation review committee recommended a step-based pay scale for mayor and council and proposed a higher starting mayoral salary; the council asked the city attorney to review the proposal before drafting an ordinance.
A citizens' compensation review committee presented recommendations on May 12 to create a multi-step pay scale for Lewiston councilors and the council president, and to raise the mayor's starting salary. The council did not adopt the proposal that night and asked the city attorney to review the committee's recommendations before staff prepares an ordinance.
Bob Blakey, who chaired the committee, said the group developed a five-step scale for councilmembers and a separate scale for the council president, modeled on classified employee step progression and including planned step increases rather than ad hoc adjustments every…
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