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Standish council approves meeting pay increases for council and several boards
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Standish City Council approved raises to meeting pay: councilmembers to $75 per meeting, the Planning Commission to $50, Board of Review $75 (half day)/$150 (full day), and Fire Board representatives $50. The changes take effect beginning with the Sept. 9 meeting.
The Standish City Council voted Sept. 9 to raise meeting compensation for elected officials and several advisory boards.
Councilmember Link moved and Rang supported a package that sets City Council pay at $75 per meeting effective with the Sept. 9, 2024 meeting; Planning Commission members will receive $50 per meeting; the Board of Review will be paid $75 for a half‑day meeting and $150 for a full‑day meeting; and Fire Board representatives will be paid $50 per meeting. A roll call vote recorded YEAS: Winslow, Link, Rang, Prout, King; NAYS: none; ABSENT: Fleszar, Spencer. The motion carried.
Council discussion prior to the vote focused on the proposed increases but the transcript records no extended debate or floor quotes explaining the rationale. The item was taken as Current Business and implemented immediately by the approved motion.
The pay changes were one of several routine items on the agenda. Earlier in the meeting the council approved the agenda (with the removal of item B), approved minutes from Aug. 12 and Aug. 26, and authorized payment of invoices for the month.
The council did not record any additional procedural steps for implementing the new pay schedule in the minutes beyond approving the motion. Absent council members for the vote were Fleszar and Spencer.
