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Council approves small pay increases for mayor and council, and raises short meeting rate to state minimum
Alpena City Council · March 19, 2026
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Summary
The council adopted the Local Officers Compensation Committee recommendation raising the mayor’s annual pay by $250 and council members’ pay by $180 for 2026–27, and set the one-hour-or-less meeting rate to the Michigan minimum wage ($13.73).
The Alpena City Council approved the recommendation of the Local Officers Compensation Committee for the 2026–2027 fiscal year. City Manager Rachel Smolinsky presented the committee's suggestion: increase mayoral compensation by…
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