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Council approves targeted employee pay increases after executive session

City of Trenton · August 19, 2026

Summary

After an executive session on employee pay, the Trenton city council approved hourly raises for several municipal employees, including a $1.92 increase for Charles Ealy and $0.48 raises for two staff members; the adjustments passed on a majority vote.

The Trenton city council approved a set of hourly pay increases after returning from an executive session on Oct. 4, 2018. Council member Lew Donaghey moved the pay adjustments and Terri Jo Vazquez seconded; the motion passed by majority vote.

The council approved specific raises listed by the motion: "Charles Ealy will increase $1.92 an hour," and increases of $0.48 an hour were approved for Jamie Davis and William Robertson; Stefon Benito was approved for a $0.25-an-hour increase, and Brenley Wetton for $0.48 an hour. The executive session began at 5:29 p.m. and the council reconvened at 5:52 p.m. with no formal action taken while in session.

Council members described the motion as a personnel compensation adjustment following review in closed session. The council also voted to pay the city’s bills before adjourning at 5:35 p.m.

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