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Council advances small raise to council pay on first reading amid mixed views
Summary
Council held a late‑added, first reading ordinance to modestly raise monthly council pay and per‑diem; first reading passed 4–1 and the ordinance will return for a second reading with public notice.
On a walk‑on item late in the meeting, council considered an ordinance to raise elected officials’ monthly compensation and per‑diem. The item was added to the agenda for first reading after discussion about peer municipal pay scales; the drafted change would raise monthly council salary toward a modest peer‑level amount and increase the per‑diem. Councilmember discussion ranged from a desire to modestly compensate members for the time required to serve to objections that any change should be fully noticed and debated; one councilmember voted against advancing the ordinance on first reading.
The ordinance passed first reading 4–1; staff and the mayor noted the measure will return for a second reading and formal adoption and that any change would take effect after the next election (so it cannot benefit sitting members who are leaving office).
