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Council committee recommends keeping mayor pay steady, trims councilor base pay to $18,000
Summary
A Rules committee recommended preserving the mayor's salary for the next term, cutting regular councilor pay to $18,000 and keeping existing charter ethics provisions; councilors asked the law director to clarify complaint procedures for elected-official conduct.
The Broadview Heights Rules, Ordinance & Franchise committee recommended maintaining the mayor’s pay for the next four-year term and reducing regular councilor pay to $18,000 a year, Councilor At-Large Glenn Goodwin said at the April 27 meeting.
The recommendation, presented by Goodwin, also urged retaining the charter’s current ethics provisions for council members. "[T]he city charter ... carries a very heavy club," Goodwin said, describing the charter’s removal provisions and the committee’s view that existing language provides sufficient sanctioning authority.
Why it matters: The committee’s recommendations shape compensation and internal discipline policies that will take effect for the next term if adopted. Councilor Joe Price provided specific figures during the discussion, saying the mayor’s salary would be fixed beginning in December 2027 at $132,000 and that the regular councilor base would be $18,000 per year; the council president’s $2,500 stipend would remain in place.
Councilor Jennifer Mahnic pressed for clearer procedures for complaints about elected officials, asking whether concerns should go to human resources, be raised on the floor or be submitted in writing. President Robert Boldt said he would consult Law Director Vince Ruffa and likely place a procedural proposal on a future work session so staff and councilors know how to raise and handle such concerns.
The report came from an hour-plus committee meeting that Goodwin described as largely consensual on the salary and ethics items. No formal council-wide vote on changing compensation or charter language occurred at the April 27 meeting; the item was presented as a committee recommendation and may return for formal action at a later date.
Next steps: The law director will advise on complaint procedures and any recommended ordinance or rule language; council members indicated they expect further work to clarify how complaints about elected officials will be handled.
