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Council approves 3% merit increases for city manager and city attorney
Summary
The West Linn City Council approved 3% merit increases for the city manager (retroactive to 09/16/2025) and the city attorney (retroactive to 09/09/2025) after reviewing goals and staff evaluations; both motions passed unanimously.
The West Linn City Council unanimously approved 3% merit increases for the city manager and the city attorney during its Nov. 18 meeting.
City manager: Council moved to approve the city manager’s goals and a 3% merit increase retroactive to Sept. 16, 2025. Councilors cited positive staff evaluations and community feedback as reasons for support. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote with no dissent.
City attorney: Council reviewed the city attorney’s goals and approved a 3% merit increase retroactive to Sept. 9, 2025. Councilors praised the reestablishment and expansion of in‑house legal capacity and noted improved responsiveness to staff and advisory groups; the motion also passed unanimously.
Details and context: The council discussed staff and public comments used in the evaluation process. The transcript records the approved percentage increases and retroactive effective dates; the city did not provide an unambiguous, single dollar figure for the city manager increase in the meeting record (the spoken dollar amount in the transcript is garbled), so the council’s action is reported here by percentage and effective date.
