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Salaries and Emoluments Commission recommends no mayor pay increase, raises school board stipends
Summary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Salaries and Emoluments Commission on March 4 recommended the mayor’s base salary remain at $132,860 with an annual COLA, kept assembly stipends unchanged, raised school board stipends to $1,000 for members and $1,200 for the president (with new members able to opt in to insurance at their own cost), and retained volunteer status for the IGU board.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Salaries and Emoluments Commission voted Wednesday to recommend maintaining the mayor’s base salary at $132,860 and applying an annual cost-of-living adjustment, while endorsing raises for school board stipends and leaving assembly pay and Interior Gas Utility (IGU) board compensation unchanged.
Commission member Tracy said the commission’s review of Human Resources data and its 2024 restructuring supported recommending no base adjustment for 2026, saying, “I would like to recommend that we keep the base…that no base salary adjustment be recommended in 2026.” The motion to maintain the mayor’s salary at $132,860 annually and include an annual COLA of not less than 2% and not more than 4% based on the Alaska urban consumer price index passed after commissioners…
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