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Proposal to raise Skagway assembly stipends to match mayor sparks debate over optics, PERS and phased increases
Summary
Ordinance 25-09 would change elected-official compensation to $1,000 per month for assemblymembers (matching the mayor); committee members debated optics, PERS thresholds, phased increases, and the fiscal impact before deciding to discuss further at the assembly meeting.
The finance committee spent extended time debating Ordinance 25-09, which would amend municipal code section 3.0155 to raise assemblymember stipends so that assemblymembers and the mayor receive equivalent monthly compensation (the draft proposes $1,000 per month for assemblymembers).
Assemblymembers described the discussion as difficult and posed questions about optics and the effect on civic motivations. One member said quadrupling the current rate could change public…
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