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City Council Compensation Commission
For the purpose of updating the process for setting the City Council's compensation; removing it from the Council Elections Article of the City Charter and inserting it under The City Council Article; and removing the requirement that the Council's compensation commission sets the City Manager's compensation.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Charter Amendment 1-25
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to: Rules and City Government Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
City Council Compensation Commission
FOR the purpose of updating the process for setting the City Council's compensation; removing it from the Council Elections Article of the City Charter and inserting it under The City Council Article; and removing the requirement that the Council's compensation commission sets the City Manager's compensation.
BY repealing the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2025 Edition: Article II, Section 4 (Salaries; review commission) of the City Charter.
BY enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2025 Edition: Article IV, Section 11 (Council Member Compensation) of the City Charter.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2025 Edition: Article VI (City manager), Section 2B(d) of the City Charter.
WHEREAS, The 2025 Salary Review Commission was established on December 9, 2024, in accordance with Article II, Section 4(b)(1) of the Annapolis City Charter and Council Resolutions 42-24, 50-24, and 56-24; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Article VI, Section 2B(d) of the City Charter, the Council Compensation Commission, which is also known as the Salary Review Commission under Article II, Section 4(b)(1), conducted a review of the City Manager's salary; and
WHEREAS, Following this 2025 review, the Commission requested the City Council to remove the City Manager's compensatio...
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