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Fremont advisory panel backs higher total compensation for elected officials and dedicated staff support
Summary
The Charter Advisory Committee voted unanimously to align council members’ health benefit allowance with other City of Fremont employees and recommended 1.5 dedicated staff positions (one full‑time and a half‑time allocation for the mayor) to support elected officials; staff presented comparative pay data showing Fremont’s mayor and council near regional medians.
The Fremont Charter Advisory Committee on April 13 voted to recommend aligning elected officials’ health benefits with what other Fremont employees receive and to establish dedicated staff to support the mayor and council.
HR Director Tina Gallegos presented the city’s current figures: "the Fremont Mayor has a monthly salary of 4,624, with the Fremont Council members being at 2,603 monthly," plus a small health benefit allowance that staff said could be brought into parity…
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