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Governance committee recommends council stipend increases, president premium and 12-year charter review for Essex Junction ballot
Summary
The governance committee recommended voter questions to raise council stipends from $2,500 to $3,600, give the council president 25% more than the base stipend, and require charter review at least every 12 years; staff also proposed indexing future adjustments to the Consumer Price Index.
City Manager Regina Mahoney summarized recommendations from a governance committee convened after the village became a city. The committee proposed increasing council stipends from $2,500 to $3,600 and giving the council president a 25% higher payment to reflect additional responsibilities.
Mahoney said the governance committee also recommended changing how stipends are adjusted over time: rather than requiring annual council action to set the stipend in the budget, future adjustments would be tied to the Consumer Price Index. The committee further proposed adding a charter question to require the community to review the city charter at least once every 12 years.
