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Finance committee debates raising assembly pay and automatic increases, takes no recommendation
Summary
Committee members debated a proposed amendment modeled on Haines code to raise per‑meeting stipends and add automatic yearly increases (effective 2028). Members split over comparability to Haines, PERS thresholds, and whether a flat stipend would be preferable; the committee deferred action to the full assembly.
The Skagway Municipality Finance Committee spent substantial time Sept. 3 debating a proposed amendment to local compensation for assembly members that would raise per‑meeting pay, impose a cap on reimbursable meetings per month, and schedule automatic $10 annual increases beginning in 2029 with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2028.
Proponents said the amendment — modeled after a recently revised Haines ordinance — would correct long‑standing low compensation and help recruit…
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