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Determination
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We the members of the City of Port Townsend Salary Commission, which was formed as
of August 2,2021under the provisions of RCW 35.21.015 and Chapter 2.90 Port Townsend
Municipal Code and after being appointed and confirmed by the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Port Townsend, having addressed the issue of setting salaries for City Council members
and for persons designated to serve as Mayor during the period 2A22 through2028, after several
meetings to consider said issue, and using two important elements from our data collection, cost-of-
living information, and remuneration for comparable officials in comparable cities, we have
unanimously determined that those holding these positions during said years should receive
salaries as designated below:
First, initial monthly salaries, to become effective for the month of January 2022 or such
date as the determinations outlined herein have become final, whichever occurs later, shall be
$700 for City Council members and $1025 for that member of City Council ohosen by the
Council as a whole to serve as Mayor.
Second, monthly salaries thereafter shall be adjusted according to the following schedule:
January 2024'. Member $725, Mayor $1075
January 2A26: Membpr $775, Mayor $1125
January 2028:.Member $800, Mayor $1175
For further information, see the associated Explanatory Memorandum dated November 9,2021.
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Respectfully submitted this 9th day of November 2O2T, to the Clerk of the City of Port
Townsend for final implementation.
Deborah Stinson, Chair
Z}2lPortTownsend Salary Commission, on her own behalf and on behalf of members
Kristine Morris, Jack McCreary, Julia Cochrane and George Randels