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Roseville council votes 4–1 to put city-council pay adjustment on Nov. 3 ballot
Summary
Council approved a resolution to submit a charter amendment to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot proposing a council compensation cap of up to $2,550 per month per council member with an annual CPI adjustment (staff recommended a lower annual cap than the state’s 10%); vote passed 4–1.
Assistant City Attorney Joe Speaker presented proposed charter amendment language and ballot wording for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election that would align council compensation with the state-law maximum for similar-sized general-law cities and provide an annual inflation adjustment tied to the California Consumer Price Index.
Speaker said Roseville is a charter city and changes to council compensation require voter approval under the charter. He explained that for a general-law city…
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