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Council debates how to set elected‑official pay, questions Crowe proposal and seeks principles
Summary
Councilors discussed whether to hire Crowe for a $13,000 comparison study of elected‑official salaries, with several members criticizing the scope and urging a principles‑based approach or an in‑house analysis; mayor suggested defining principles first and then seeking an objective outside recommendation.
The Committee of the Whole spent the latter portion of the evening debating a proposed study of elected‑official salaries and how to set compensation for council members, the mayor and the clerk. The initial vendor proposal from Crowe (cost quoted to council: $13,000) would compile publicly available salary ranges from up to 15 comparator cities but — in its original scope — would not adjust for workload, committee duties, or local cost of living.
Council member Isabelle (speaker 6) explained she asked Crowe to add several workload factors — whether…
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