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Jackson City committee recommends 2.5% annual raise and $50,000 vehicle allowance for mayor
Summary
The Mayor's Salary Committee recommended a 2.5% annual cost-of-living increase and a $50,000 vehicle allowance for the mayor, effective July 1, 2027, and forwarded the recommendation to the March city council agenda after discussing peer comparisons, benefits and retirement eligibility.
The Mayor's Salary Committee of Jackson City voted on Feb. 9 to recommend that city council approve a 2.5% annual cost-of-living increase for the mayor and a $50,000 vehicle allowance for the next four-year term, to take effect July 1, 2027. The motion was moved by Speaker 5 and seconded by Speaker 1; a voice vote was taken and the chair declared the motion carried.
The committee based its recommendation on a peer-city survey presented by Speaker 3 that listed comparable municipalities — Bowling Green, Owensboro, Decatur, Texarkana and Smyrna — with full-time mayor salaries "around $85,000 to $125,000," and on a discussion that Jackson City is functioning as a regional hub and requires a full-time chief executive. "A full time mayor was around $85,000 to $125,000," Speaker 3 said…
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