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Jackson City committee approves 2.5% annual pay increases for council members, starting at $9,000
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 four years. "I make a motion to accept the monetary increments proposed for the city council," said Unidentified Speaker 2, who moved the measure; the motion was seconded, and the committee recorded ayes before the chair said, "Motion carried."
The chair told the committee that legal had requested the increases be expressed as monetary amounts rather than only a percentage. The chair stated the schedule would begin at $9,000 a year and continue with 2.5% increases each year for four years; the transcript includes later-year dollar figures that are not clearly recorded.
City staff were present to answer questions: the chair noted the city recorder was available and identified Kelsey as the HR manager. Committee members said they had no further questions before voting.
After approving the motion, the committee had no additional business and adjourned.
The committee record does not identify individual members by name in the vote tally, and the transcript does not include the year for the Feb. 18 meeting date. Where later-year dollar amounts in the recording are unclear, they are reported here as not clearly specified in the transcript.
