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Council debates whether to retain independent salary commission; transparency and workload cited
Summary
Council members debated rescinding the three‑member salary commission that recommends council pay, with supporters saying it preserves independent oversight and opponents raising transparency and quorum concerns; no vote was taken and staff agreed to post current salary information for public access.
Council members revisited whether to rescind Ordinance 21‑40 — the ordinance that established a three‑member salary commission — during the April 26 meeting, with members divided about the commission’s cost, transparency benefits and administrative burden.
Council member Kuipers said she favors preserving the commission as an accountability tool that prevents council members from setting their own salaries. "I think that the salary commission is an important,…
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