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Committee debates splitting alderman pay increases after 27% proposal failed at council
Summary
After a proposed 27% single-year pay increase failed at city council, the finance committee discussed alternate compensation packages — including spreading higher totals across two years — and recommended further work, possible use of an independent committee, and bringing revised numbers back to the Committee of the Whole.
The Finance Committee spent the latter portion of its Oct. 10 meeting discussing proposed changes to alderman compensation after a 27% single‑year proposal failed at city council.
Chair Alderman Franco opened the item (24-0606) and said the committee’s task was to identify compensation numbers for a two‑year period (July 2027 through May 31, 2029) that might gain broader support. Members repeatedly flagged optics and public perception…
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