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Live Oak council debates possible pay increase for city manager as proposed hiring/salary freeze is read aloud
Summary
Councilors and members of the public debated whether to pursue a market-based raise for the city manager or to pause new hires and suspend scheduled pay increases while the city’s FY2025 budget remains in place; a motion was introduced but no vote is recorded in the transcript.
A councilor opened discussion of Item B — a possible salary increase for the City Manager — and argued the city needs to remain competitive with nearby municipalities to retain a highly qualified manager.
"If we want to be competitive and maintain high-level city managers, then we're going to have to be competitive in rewarding performance," the councilor said, citing performance evaluations described in the record as "highly effective." The speaker listed comparative annual salaries for other municipal managers as context, saying the City of Live Oak's manager was being paid approximately $102,000 in the record and that neighboring jurisdictions pay more.
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