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Council approves 5% annual pay increase for magistrate following executive session
Summary
After an executive session on Magistrate Paul Schlegel’s annual evaluation, the council voted unanimously to raise his base salary by 5% annually; council members discussed whether the increase should take effect on the November contract date or the magistrate’s anniversary, but did not finalize an effective date.
A council moved and the council voted unanimously to increase the base salary of Magistrate Paul Schlegel by 5% annually after a closed executive session on his annual evaluation.
During public session, a councilor stated, "based on a conversation in there, I would like to make a motion to increase the base salary of the court magistrate Schlegel by 5% annually," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The vote was announced as unanimous; no roll-call tally was given on the record.
The executive session was held under Arizona law cited by the council as Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431.03(A)(1), which allows closed discussion of personnel matters. Council members then returned to public session and briefly discussed when the increase should take effect. One participant said there is "a November contract date that would be the annual review," while others asked whether the magistrate’s anniversary date might apply. The transcript records those options discussed but does not record a final, specific effective date.
The meeting concluded after the salary motion and the mayor adjourned the session.
Next steps were not specified in the public record; no written resolution text or implementation timeline was introduced during the recorded public session.
