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Charter panel keeps council pay figures, agrees wording change to make amounts explicit compensation
Summary
The Charter Review Commission debated whether council pay should be set as specific amounts in the charter or left to a council-appointed committee; after discussion the commission decided to retain the dollar amounts in the draft charter and to clarify language so the amounts read as compensation rather than only reimbursements.
The Charter Review Commission discussed proposed language for Section 3.04 governing council pay and reimbursements and decided to keep the dollar amounts in the draft charter while clarifying the wording to make clear those sums are compensation.
The meeting opened with the chair pressing the central question: "Should our council members be paid?" and urging the commission to frame the question…
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