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Florence council reopens debate on elected-official pay, requests updated survey
Summary
Councilors questioned the comparators used in a recent pay study for mayor and council and asked staff to run a new salary survey; members discussed whether cost-of-living ("rubber dollar") increases would attach to proposed base changes and whether ordinance language should allow annual review or adjustments.
Vice Mayor Whelan placed elected-official compensation back on the agenda and staff reminded council the 2024 memorandum on proposed changes had not been updated with a new salary survey. Councilor Diane Merriam criticized the original comparator set used to justify the proposal, saying the study relied on geographically distant cities (Paducah, Richmond, etc.) that do not reflect Northern Kentucky conditions.
Councilors debated whether…
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