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Charter panel moves to strip council benefits, recommends salary language instead
Palm Coast Charter Review Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary
After debate, the committee agreed the charter should not guarantee council health or retirement benefits and recommended replacing 'compensation' language with 'salary' (CPI-adjusted) while removing the opt-out cash payment; benefits to be handled by ordinance.
During its Jan. 26 meeting the Palm Coast Charter Review Committee debated whether council members and the mayor should be eligible for city-provided health or retirement benefits or whether compensation should be limited to salary alone. Several members argued that offering benefits to part-time elected officials had…
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