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Council approves small pay increases for mayor and council, and raises short meeting rate to state minimum
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 $250 annually and increase council members’ compensation by $180 annually. The recommendation also raises the rate of compensation for board-review meetings of one hour or less to the Michigan minimum wage of $13.73 while keeping other meeting rates unchanged.
A council member moved to approve the recommendation with the additional detail included in the motion; the motion was seconded and confirmed on council affirmation. The transcript shows council members responding in the affirmative during the confirmation; the numeric roll-call tally is not included in the public transcript.
Next steps: the compensation adjustments will be used to set mayor and council pay in the 2026–2027 city budget.
