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Council directs staff to draft ordinance for a salary commission to set council pay
Summary
After debate, the council voted 6–1 to direct staff to draft an ordinance establishing a salary commission (recommended size five, four-year terms tied to the biennial budget cycle, residency requirement) that would independently set council compensation; members would be unpaid volunteers under the proposed framework.
The City Council voted to direct staff to draft an ordinance creating an independent salary commission to set council compensation, with staff to return the ordinance for future consideration.
Assistant City Manager AJ Johnson Newton reviewed two models for adjusting council pay and explained that a salary commission would be an independent…
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