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Minneapolis staff recommend $187,000 mayoral salary for 2026 term; council pay held steady short‑term
Summary
A Guidehouse peer‑city review presented to the Minneapolis Budget Committee recommends setting the mayor's 2026 term salary at $187,000 and leaving council pay unchanged for the first two years of the term, with COLA‑based adjustments proposed beginning in 2028; the committee voted to forward the resolution to the full council.
City budget staff on Monday recommended setting the Minneapolis mayor’s salary at $187,000 for the elective term beginning Jan. 2, 2026, while leaving council members’ pay unchanged for the first two years of that term.
City Clerk Casey Carl told the Budget Committee the recommendation is based on a Guidehouse analysis of 22 peer cities (19 responses) chosen for similar executive‑mayor structures and economic scale. Carl said the Minneapolis mayor’s current salary, set in…
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