(Pocatello for Accountable Government Entities, May 25, 2023)
BUDGET MTG UPDATE #1:
*All 05/25/23 decisions are NOT final as this is the budget-build portion of the budget process. Every decision is still subject to change.
The council unanimously approved pay increases for the Mayor (4-0).
The vote for the Council’s pay increases was a 2-2-1 tie vote with the Mayor breaking the tie to approve.
(NOTE: Cheatum was excused/absent full meeting / Mangum excused/absent when the meeting reconvened after lunch at approximately 1:46 p.m.)
Both the Mayor and Council have been approved for an 11.4% INCREASE beginning Jan 1, 2024 and then a 2% INCREASE each subsequent year (4 fiscal years in total).
The 11.4% represents the total of the increases the employees have received since the Mayor/Councils’ last pay increase in January 2020, to bring the elected officials’ increases on par with the employees. The Mayor’s current salary is $86,056.88 and the Council’s salary is $13,148.98.
A full summary will be forthcoming, however, ALL agenda “ASKS” were APPROVED – some at a higher level than requested.
The exceptions to this:
- the removal of the ask for one (1) new FTE for HR
- the removal of the ask for six (6) paramedic positions
The County informed the City those positions won’t be needed till FY25. A total of twelve (12) new FT positions were approved.
