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Erlanger council caucus debates mayor pay increase, holds straw polls but takes no formal vote
Summary
Councilman Hermes proposed raising the Erlanger mayoral salary from $15,000 to $27,000, citing regional comparables; council members pressed for more accurate data, debated whether the role should remain part-time, and took nonbinding straw polls on $27,000 and $22,000 before adjourning without a formal ordinance vote.
Councilman Hermes proposed increasing Erlanger's mayoral salary from $15,000 to $27,000, saying the change would reallocate funds from eliminated council seats and help attract candidates with executive experience.
Hermes, who presented a PowerPoint summary of regional comparisons, said he had filtered Kentucky League of Cities and area development district data for cities with similar staff structures and populations and that the median salary in his sample was "almost exactly $27,000." "What I'm proposing is a $12,000 a year increase to make the salary $27,000 per year," he said.
Why it matters: the council must consider both data quality and timing. Several members said the spreadsheet Hermes circulated relied on outdated or incorrect entries for Erlanger and recommended collecting updated area development district surveys and verifying…
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