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Council approves salary increase for finance and office administrator after six‑month review
Summary
After a closed‑door six‑month review, the Newport City Council approved a compensation increase for finance and office administrator Carrie Schultz; President Carter Finnegan abstained from the vote citing a personal friendship.
Following a six‑month performance review conducted in executive session, the Newport City Council voted on March 16 to approve a compensation increase for finance and office administrator Carrie Schultz that had been contemplated in her initial contract. A council member moved and seconded the motion; the motion passed with Carter Finnegan recorded as abstaining because of a friendship.
Council members praised Schultz’s contributions. A member of the financial task force told the council they appreciated the assistance Schultz had provided to the task force. The transcript contains two spellings of Schultz’s name ("Schulz" and "Schultz"); this article uses the more frequent spelling "Schultz" for consistency while noting the transcript inconsistency.
The council framed the vote as implementing an increase previously contemplated in Schultz’s hiring paperwork and recorded no additional conditions or amendments in the public record. The council announced the increase at the meeting; no dollar amount was read into the public transcript.
