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Local officers commission recommends modest pay increases for Mason mayor and council
Summary
The Local Officers Compensation Commission presented a formal filing recommending a 5.53% inflation-based increase to per-meeting pay: council members from $72 to $76 per occurrence and the mayor from $84 to $89. The council has 30 days to reject the determination or it becomes effective at the next term.
John Vircher, chair of the Local Officers Compensation Commission, presented the commission's formal filing to the Mason City Council on Dec. 1 recommending modest pay increases based on the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator.
"My name is John Vircher. I'm the chair of the local officers compensation commission," Vircher said. He told the council the commission calculated a 5.53%…
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