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New law would require standalone public hearings for municipal executive pay increases
Summary
SB 91 requires municipalities to hold a separate public hearing whenever certain city or town executive or department head compensation is increased; the rule covers salary, contract pay, budgeted bonuses, vehicle allowances and deferred pay, with noticing and limited annual frequency. Applicability to contract attorneys is under review.
Speaker 1, the session presenter, told attendees that SB 91 (sponsors Sen. Chris Wilson and Rep. Paul Cutler) requires cities and towns to hold a standalone public hearing any time specified municipal executives — city/town managers, chief administrative officers, city/town attorneys, or department/division heads — receive a compensation increase.
The presenter said the bill’s definition of compensation includes base salary, salary paid under contract, budgeted…
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