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Council adopts pay adjustments: executive staff COLA and merit; mayor and council compensation increased
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2025-08 formalizing a 2.4% COLA plus 2% merit pool for municipal executives and later adopted Ordinance 2025-09 setting mayor and council monthly pay (mayor $2,304; council $1,194.67) with an added 2% merit component.
The North Salt Lake City Council on June 3 adopted two separate ordinances updating compensation for city staff and elected officials.
Ordinance 2025-08 (executive municipal officers) formalizes a 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment and retains a 2% merit pool for municipal executive officers (department heads, city manager, assistant city manager and equivalent positions). Staff explained the change is consistent with the city’s long-standing practice of using the Western State CPI for COLA calculations and the existing merit-step system.
Later in the meeting the council considered Ordinance 2025-09, which sets monthly compensation for elected officials. After discussion about parity with staff pay, council members voted to set the mayor’s monthly compensation at $2,304 and each council member’s monthly compensation at $1,194.67, and to include an additional 2% merit amount in the structure. The mayor noted Council Member Baskin was excused for the night.
Council debate touched on the fairness and accessibility of service, with members noting that modest compensation can broaden who is able to serve while keeping public service a part-time civic role. The measures passed as presented.
