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Council opens review of mayor and council salaries, agrees to focus first on mayor's pay
Summary
Council discussed a review of elected-official compensation, emphasizing the mayor's salary and retirement-plan thresholds (OPERS); members asked for comparative data and options to tie future increases to a COLA or index.
Council began a focused review of elected-official pay, prompted by a 12-year gap since the last update and concerns about OPERS retirement-program eligibility. Councilwoman Waring said the goal is to attract skilled candidates and noted the OPERS threshold discussion may require forward-looking action; she asked staff to check whether OPERS will revise participation rules.
Members debated whether increases should apply to council seats or first to the mayor. One council member said peer-city mayor salaries average around $120,000–$125,000 and urged the committee to propose a mayoral salary increase and a formula for future escalations. The committee voted to leave compensation in committee and asked staff to return with options for mayoral pay and indexing methods in two weeks.
