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Charter panel approves modest raise for mayor and council, ties future increases to employee raises
Summary
The committee approved a smaller, more voter-palatable compensation option: mayor $750, vice mayor $600, council $600, with annual percentage increases tied to general employee raises; a larger raise proposal failed earlier.
The City of Sebastian Charter Review Committee approved a compensation package that raises the mayor and council monthly stipends and links future increases to the same percentage given to general city employees.
The committee reviewed three compensation approaches: a flat-dollar increase, a formula tied to county commissioner pay, and a per-capita method. Richard Gilmore argued for a substantial…
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