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Council expedites budget amendment to raise registrar of vital statistics' salary; small fiscal impact noted
Summary
The Finance Committee advanced RL26-157 to increase the registrar of vital statistics' salary so the position can be posted while the incumbent is on medical leave; the cost for the remainder of the year was described as about $4,000 and the item was expedited to the next business meeting after a roll-call vote (4 ayes, 3 absent).
Finance Committee Chair Kavanaugh presented RL26-157, an ordinance to amend the 2026 adopted budget to increase the salary for the registrar of vital statistics so the city can recruit while the current registrar remains on medical leave.
Kavanaugh said the salary increase is intended to differentiate the registrar role from clerical positions and to improve recruitment. "Our current registrar of vital statistics, has been out on, on medical leave for a while and cannot continue with the job," he said, and added that the total increase for the remainder of the year would be about $4,000. The council moved and seconded the motion, the clerk called the roll and four members voted aye (Kavanaugh, Rathmell, Hotchkiss and Pro Tem Middleton); three members were recorded as absent. The ordinance was expedited to the Wednesday business meeting for final consideration.
