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Ordinance committee tables proposed pay increase for Holyoke city clerk after members ask for comparables
Summary
The Ordinance Committee discussed a councilor-filed order to increase the city clerk’s Schedule B compensation to $90,000 but voted 3–2 to lay the item on the table pending salary-comparison data and clarification on an effective date.
The Holyoke Ordinance Committee on May 21 considered an order to amend Schedule B of the city code to set the city clerk’s salary at $90,000 but decided to table the measure to gather more comparative data and to discuss an appropriate effective date.
The measure, filed by Councilor Bartley, would amend the compensation schedule in Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances to list the City Clerk at $90,000. Brenna Murphy, the city clerk, told the committee she is in her 12th year in the office and said she has had one raise in that time. "I am in my twelfth year as the city clerk. I will be running for my fourth term. I have had…
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