The appointment of members to the Mountlake Terrace Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and discussion of procedures for establishing a salary commission to review and set councilmembers’ salaries are among the items on the Tuesday, Jan. 22 Mountlake Terrace City Council business meeting.
The meeting is a day later than usual due to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The council will also hear a presentation from newly-elected Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Cornell.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., interim Mountlake Terrace City Hall, 6100 219th St. SW, 2nd floor. You can see the complete agenda here.
When referring to compensation to city council members, I’ve previously seen it called a stipend. Is this a conversation about the monthly stipend received or something entirely different?
I’m confused.
thank you
It is indeed about the monthly stipend/compensation.
I would be curious about the implications for calling it a “salaryâ€. In the job description posted in search for applications for replacement council member- $800 monthly stipend was stated as compensation.
I think it has to do with state law for establishing a salary commission to review elected officials’ salary/compensation. That may be clarified during the council discussion on Tuesday.