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Committee debates adding invocation and whether to change elected officials' pay
Summary
Aldermen discussed amending the ordinance to add an invocation or moment of silent prayer at meetings, and debated continuing prior $5,000 annual pay increases for mayor and treasurer, tying alderman pay to attendance, and making the treasurer an appointed position.
Committee members discussed two procedural/compensation items during the April 28 meeting.
On adding an invocation, Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said agendas are set by ordinance and that the committee could change the ordinance to add an invocation; Vice‑Chairman Sherry Pickering and Alderman Eve Ludwig favored a moment of silent prayer or rotating aldermen to lead. No formal ordinance change or motion was made at the meeting.
On compensation, Alderman Tricia Teague proposed continuing a trajectory of $5,000 annual raises for the mayor and treasurer and suggested alderman pay be tied to attendance. Alderman Doug Ahrens endorsed attendance-based considerations and said he strongly advocates making the Treasurer an appointed position and instituting mayoral performance appraisals. Corporation Counsel Leon Parker said his office is still investigating the legal process for converting the Treasurer to an appointed role and expected to report back at a future meeting.
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