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Saratoga Springs schedules public hearing on two alternate charter salary measures amid legal concerns
Summary
The City Council will hold a public hearing on two alternate local laws to amend section 2.1 of the city charter to change pay for elected officials; staff and at least one commissioner warned the measures are mutually exclusive and could raise legal risks.
The Saratoga Springs City Council announced a public hearing for two alternate local laws to amend section 2.1 of the city charter, titled “City Council Supervisors, Deputies and Employees, Officers' Eligibility, Terms of Office Salaries,” at its next meeting.
The council will consider one local law that increases salaries for all council members by the same amount and an alternative law that raises the mayor’s compensation by a larger percentage or stipend. City staff advised the council the two measures are mutually…
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