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Residents Criticize Proposed Mayor and Commissioner Pay Increases as Commission Keeps Item on Consent Agenda
Summary
Residents pressed the Royal Oak City Commission to reject a large pay increase for the mayor and commissioners, calling the agenda language opaque and urging the matter be delayed for public review. The consent agenda (minus three pulled items) was approved without removing the compensation report.
Several Royal Oak residents used the public-comment period at Monday’s City Commission meeting to object to a compensation report on the agenda that, according to speakers, would dramatically raise pay for the mayor and commissioners.
Trish Oliver told the commission the item (listed in the packet as the Local Officers’ Compensation Commission resolution and determination) should be described plainly on the agenda. “Why not state the agenda item more clearly so that everyone easily can see what is under…
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