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Ways and Means Committee reviews plan to lower pay for a finance support role
Summary
City Controller Bagley told the committee she plans to reclassify a financial support coordinator to an executive-administrator role and reduce the listed salary from $47,074.23 to $41,600, reallocating the remaining funds to current charges; committee members asked about qualifications and a citywide salary review. The transcript does not record a committee vote.
Councilman Kenneth Washington introduced CPL 20 26 18, an ordinance to revise the finance department's general salary budget, sponsored in the packet by Mayor Eddie Melton. City Controller Bagley explained the change during the committee meeting.
Bagley said the role of financial support coordinator will be shifted to an "executive administrator" to relieve specialized finance staff of administrative tasks such as mail handling and scheduling. She told the committee the salary line for the role would be reduced from $47,074.23 to $41,600 and that the difference would be reallocated to current charges so that the overall general salary and operating budgets remain unchanged. The exact residual amount was not specified clearly in the transcript.
When asked about qualifications, Bagley said the city is seeking candidates with some finance-related or clerical experience, familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Outlook, and administrative experience; she described the position as a development role the office is prepared to train. On whether the reduced salary was justified across the city, Bagley said the level is comparable to administrative-assistant pay and that the city has retained a third party to conduct a broader salary evaluation.
The transcript records the presentation and follow-up questions, but it does not show a committee vote or formal adoption of the ordinance. Chair Washington thanked the presenter and closed the item.
