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After heated debate, committee votes to move many elected offices to midpoint pay levels
Summary
Following an extended debate about fairness in applying the Baker Tilly pay-study, the committee approved a composite motion adjusting grades and moving multiple elected officials to the study's midpoint (with a cost-of-living adjustment); council members (part-time) will receive a reduced percentage of full pay under the motion.
A long, often tense discussion about pay grades and equity culminated in a committee motion to adjust the grades and move many elected officials to the Baker Tilly midpoint (the packet and discussion used a midpoint column adjusted previously by 3%). The conversation included competing proposals: some members urged taking every elected official to the same grade and midpoint, while others favored preserving higher grades for commissioners because of added responsibilities.
Arguments in favor of broader…
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