Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Personnel topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Council ends mayoral compensation as mayor assumes City Administrator duties

Soap Lake City Council · December 3, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The council unanimously voted to terminate Mayor Sharp's compensation as he assumes the duties of City Administrator effective Dec. 17, 2025; councilmembers will consider combining that role with the Finance Treasurer position for 2026.

The council on Dec. 3 voted to terminate compensation for Mayor Peter Sharp as he takes on City Administrator duties effective Dec. 17, 2025.

The motion was recorded as: "motion to terminate compensation for Mayor Sharp as he fills duties for City Administrator as of December 17, 2025." The action passed unanimously. Councilmembers discussed potentially combining the City Administrator job with the Finance Treasurer role and placing one line item in the 2026 budget for that combined position.

The minutes do not include salary figures for the combined position or a finalized job description; councilmembers asked staff to return job descriptions for future consideration.