Briefing
Salary Commission adopts values to guide council pay decisions; draft salary schedule tabled to Sept. 15, 2025
Olympia Salary Commission met by Zoom on September 11, 2025. Four commissioners attended (Parfait Bassalé, Dylan Carlson, Erin Klika, Karen Messmer); Vice Chair Quint Newell was absent. The commission approved the agenda and the August 4, 2025 minutes, determined guiding values for council salary decisions (Transparency; Access; Sustainability; Compassionate; Living wage; and that major change take community input), discussed council pay models and received a data presentation on a local approach, and tabled production of a draft council salary schedule to be completed at a continuation meeting on September 15, 2025. No public comment or reports were given. The meeting adjourned at 7:24 pm.
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