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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 3A <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Sarah Cotton, City Administrator <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: June 14, 2021 <br /> <br />TOPIC: 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 06-21, Adjusting Council Salaries <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The City Council is being asked to consider the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 06-21, adjusting <br />the salaries of the Mayor and Councilmembers. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Pursuant to M.S. § 415.11, the compensation of the Mayor and Councilmembers shall be set by <br />ordinance and the change in salary shall take effect after the next succeeding municipal <br />election. <br /> <br />During the June 7th work session, staff recommended the City Council adopt an ordinance that <br />would increase council salaries. The Mayor and Councilmembers last received a raise on <br />January 1, 2020. The salary of the Mayor is currently $10,112 and the salary of each <br />Councilmember is $8,500. <br /> <br />Per City Code Chapter 203, the Council will consider whether a salary adjustment is warranted <br />every two years. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending a 5.3% increase in the salary of the Mayor and Councilmembers. The <br />salary of the Mayor would increase to $10,650 and the salary of each Councilmember would <br />increase to $8,952. This increase is consistent with the total wage adjustment for City <br />employees from 2020-2021. <br /> <br />The proposed ordinance would become effective January 1, 2022, and would continue to be <br />reviewed every two years per City Code. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff is recommending approval of the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 06-21, increasing the <br />salaries of the mayor and councilmembers. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 06-21 <br />