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Jonesville council approves 3% pay increase for City Manager after closed session evaluation
Summary
After moving into a closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act to consider Manager Gray’s evaluation, the council returned to open session and approved a Personnel Committee recommendation recognizing Manager Gray’s performance and granting a retroactive 3% cost‑of‑living increase to his salary, raising it from $97,215 to $100,132 effective July 1, 2024.
The Jonesville City Council moved into closed session at 7:35 p.m. on July 17 to consider City Manager Gray’s evaluation under the Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8a. The motion to enter closed session was made by Delesha Padula and supported by Brenda Guyse; a roll call recorded Ayes from Delesha Padula, Tim Bowman, Chris Grider, Brenda Guyse, George Humphries Jr., Andy Penrose and Mayor Gerry Arno; Nays: none. The council then met in closed session per the manager’s request.
The meeting returned to open session at 8:01 p.m. The Personnel Committee recommended recognizing Manager Gray with an “Outstanding Performance” designation and recommended a 3% cost‑of‑living increase to his annual base salary, retroactive to July 1, 2024, raising the salary from $97,215 to $100,132. Andy Penrose moved to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation; Brenda Guyse supported the motion. Council members voted in favor and the motion carried.
Why it matters: the action formalizes a performance recognition and an immediate, retroactive salary adjustment for the city’s chief executive. The closed‑session vote to discuss the evaluation was taken under the Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8a, as recorded in the minutes; the subsequent approval of the Personnel Committee recommendation occurred in open session following the closed deliberation.
The council adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
