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Jackson City committee approves 2.5% annual pay increases for council members, starting at $9,000

Jackson City council member pay review committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary

A Jackson City pay review committee voted Feb. 18 to set a $9,000 starting annual salary for council members and apply 2.5% monetary increases each year for four years; the motion passed after a motion and second and no public opposition was recorded.

Unidentified Speaker 1, the meeting chair, called the Jackson City council member pay review committee to order on Feb. 18 and presented a proposal to convert a previously discussed 2.5% cost-of-living increase into specific dollar amounts.

The committee voted to set the starting annual pay for council members at $9,000 and to apply 2.5% annual monetary increases for the next…

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