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Easley council adopts amended ordinance on mayor and council pay, expense caps after extended debate
Summary
The Easley City Council approved an amended ordinance updating compensation and expense reimbursement rules for the mayor and council members. Council amended the measure to add language modeled on a Greenville County salary-adjustment ordinance and to set expense reimbursement caps for 2025.
The Easley City Council on Dec. 9 approved an amended ordinance to revise Section 30.08 (Compensation and Expenses) of the Easley City Code, changing how mayor and council pay and expense reimbursements are handled.
Council members spent more than an hour debating the proposal, which included a pay increase tied to the 2025 budget and a separate cap on expense reimbursements for mayor and council members. Supporters said the change updates compensation that had not been adjusted in 16 years; opponents urged separating salary increases from expense-policy corrections and postponing any pay raises until 2026 to allow more vetting.
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