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Council adopts pay increase delay, approves solar lease and several zoning ordinances
Summary
Duluth City Council voted to delay a Charter Commission pay recommendation until Jan. 1, 2027; approved negotiation of a lease for the Hayfield Solar Energy Project (Eden Renewables); and passed three zoning ordinances in unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Duluth City Council took multiple formal actions at the meeting, including amending the effective date of a Charter Commission recommendation on council compensation, authorizing negotiation of development and lease agreements for a city solar project, and approving three zoning-related ordinances.
Council compensation: The council voted to adopt the Charter Commission's recommended fee for council members but amended the effective date so the new pay would begin Jan. 1, 2027. Councilors Randolph and Forsman moved and seconded the amendment to delay implementation; the amendment passed on a roll call vote, 8-0. The full resolution as amended was then adopted on a subsequent vote, 8-0. City staff and council members discussed that the Charter Commission calculated its recommendation based on a decade of inflation and…
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