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Carlsbad Council introduces pay adjustments for elected officials, adopts an all-way stop and approves several appointments

Carlsbad City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Council introduced ordinances to adjust elected-official pay tied to CPI, adopted an all-way stop at State Street & Laguna Drive, and appointed members to multiple citizen commissions; votes were recorded for each item.

The City Council took several formal actions during the meeting: it introduced an ordinance to adjust city council member compensation by the November 2025 San Diego Regional CPI (4%), a motion that passed 4–1 with Councilmember Melanie Burkholder voting no. A separate ordinance to adjust the city clerk and city treasurer compensation by the same CPI was introduced and passed unanimously.

On traffic control, the council completed…

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