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Public commenter urges raises for Tampa city council; commission debates whether seats are effectively full‑time
Summary
A public commenter presented FY26 salary comparisons and urged automatic or formula-based council raises. Commissioners debated whether council service is a de facto full‑time job and whether salary changes should be tied to a benchmark or left to voters; they requested historical salary data and CFO guidance.
A guest during public comment urged the commission to address city council pay, saying a FY26 spreadsheet shows top staff making "significantly more" than council members and arguing the charter should prevent council members from setting their own raises.
"It's not really a part-time job if you're doing it right," the commenter said, noting a top number of $77,447 in the FY26 data provided and urging an automatic or…
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