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Riverton council directs staff to tie elected pay to staff COLA; holds council pay for one year
Summary
Councilors instructed staff to amend city code so elected officials receive the same annual percentage adjustments given to city employees, but agreed to hold council pay unchanged for the coming year while the mayor's pay is adjusted; staff will return with a formal code change on the consent agenda.
Riverton City Councilors directed staff to amend the city code so annual adjustments for elected officials follow the same percentage increases given to city employees, and agreed to hold council pay steady for the coming budget year while increasing the mayor’s pay this year.
City finance staffer Kevin presented the proposal, saying, “Instead of having it pegged to grade 20, we would simply have it follow what the staff receives every year through the budgetary process.” He said the goal is to avoid repeatedly reopening the topic by treating elected officials the same as…
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