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Clarkson Valley approves pay increase for mayor
Summary
The Board of Aldermen on March 3 approved Bill No. 0586 to update the mayor's compensation after discussion of past raises, inflation and the workload of the office; the measure passed on a 5–0 roll call with one absence.
The Clarkson Valley Board of Aldermen on March 3 passed an ordinance to set updated compensation for the mayor.
Bill No. 0586 was read twice by City Administrator and City Clerk Megan Eldridge and discussed by aldermen, who cited the last time salary levels were set, inflationary adjustments and the volume of work the mayor performs for the city. After a second reading, the measure was approved by roll call: Yes — Jeff Schweig, Brock MacDonald, Courtney Birkel, Lin Midyett and Tracy Nuelle; Absent — Andrew Low. Mayor Sue McNamara declared the bill passed.
The aldermen’s discussion focused on aligning compensation with prior practice and inflation; no effective date or dollar amounts beyond what was in the ordinance text were specified during the meeting. The record shows aldermen considered when previous increases occurred but did not detail salary-history numbers on the floor.
The passage formalizes the Board’s decision to change mayoral pay; Clerk Eldridge will include the ordinance in the City’s official code update and publish the effective date as required. The Board did not take additional administrative action at the meeting to codify implementation steps.
