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Council reviews mayor, council pay and benefits as part of recruitment discussion
Summary
Staff presented compensation comparisons showing Chattahoochee Hills ranks higher on general-fund basis but lower by per-capita measures; council discussed pay, pensions, potential health benefits, and asked staff to model costs and return options at a future meeting.
Robbie presented a spreadsheet comparing mayor and council compensation across peer cities and told council that Chattahoochee Hills ranks differently depending on the benchmark: higher by general-fund comparisons but lower by per-capita income measures.
"One of the reason why I brought it up is trying to attract whether younger people ... to make sure they are compensated for the work," a council member said, arguing that modest pay and benefits could make public office more accessible. Council members discussed multiple ways to measure compensation (percentage of general fund, per-capita comparisons) and noted that any rate increase would apply to future elected officials, not to sitting members mid-term.
The council also discussed non-salary incentives: participation in retirement plans (a 457/401(k)-style match), potential health and dental coverage, and whether benefits would be individual or family tiers. Robbie said a retirement-match program could be modeled (roughly a 3% match on salary) and that health insurance costs depend on plan tiers and participation; staff agreed to provide cost estimates and implementation options at a subsequent meeting.
