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Charter Review Committee advisers: propose $72,000 council salary, $108,000 mayor; keep CPI adjustment and commission polling
Summary
The Charter Review Committee on Nov. 6 advised the subcommittee and staff to propose a charter amendment resetting council pay to $72,000 and the mayor’s pay to $108,000, keeping the charter's existing CPI adjustment language and recommending professional polling before placement on a ballot.
The Charter Review Committee on Nov. 6 advised the subcommittee and staff to propose a charter amendment that would reset Sunnyvale’s council baseline pay and keep the current cost‑of‑living adjustment language. By advisory straw poll the committee favored a $72,000 annual salary for council members and $108,000 for the mayor, with the change to take effect on the January 1 after the relevant election and annual adjustments to continue to follow the charter’s CPI method.
Subcommittee findings: Member Davis presented a written subcommittee report exploring three approaches: a fixed new baseline derived from public survey…
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