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Whitestown council approves 2026 salary matrix, adds 3% COLA for paid commissions
Summary
After public comment and council debate, Whitestown's council approved ordinance 2025-22 establishing the 2026 salary matrix and separately voted to apply a 3% cost-of-living adjustment to paid board and commission members where allowed by state law. The ordinance passed 5-0.
The Town Council of Whitestown approved the 2026 salary matrix on Oct. 8 and voted to apply a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to paid board and commission positions where permitted by state statute.
Resident Ken Kingshill questioned the increase in council DNE (do-not-exceed) amounts and called part-time council pay "not intended to be living wages," asking why…
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