City Clerk Salary Increase
At a glance
- What: Item 31 on October 13, 2026: a salary increase for the City Clerk, to about $260,342 as heard in the captions.
- Where it stands: Approved by voice vote; Councilmembers Maple and Kaplan absent (the captions misstate this as present).
- Public comment: several speakers praised the Clerk and her staff for helpfulness; one commissioner said the Clerk helped her learn the role. A speaker also raised accessibility problems with the city's online public input hub, covered under ADA Coordinator Position.
- Council comment: the member who moved the item said the Clerk runs public comment fairly and cuts everyone off at two minutes under council rules; there were 163 public comments in one January meeting, and the city is working on improvements for boards and commissions.
Sources
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - City Council (2) | 6 |
Log
- 2026-10-13 - City Council (2) — Praise from several speakers; moved and seconded; approved, Maple and Kaplan absent.