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Independent Salary
KENT Commission
WA9H... Independent Salary
Commission - Special Meeting
Minutes
February 14, 2023
Date: February 14, 2023
Time: 10:03 p.m.
Place: Centennial North and South
Members: Julie Miller, Chair
Pat Hanis, Vice Chair
Todd Minor, Commission Member
Agenda:
I. Call to Order 10:03 p.m.
City Attorney, Tammy White called the meeting to order.
II. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Julie Miller Chair Present
Pat Hanis Vice Chair Present
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Todd Minor Commission Member Present
III. Introductions
Introductions were made as follows:
Todd Minor, Commission Member
Pat Hanis, Commission Member
Julie Miller, Commission Member
Kim Komoto, City Clerk (Secretary)
Tammy White, City Attorney
Paula Painter, Finance Director
IV. Business
A. Nomination and Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
MOTION: I move to elect Julie Miller to the position of Chair of the
Independent Salary Commission for a one-year term.
I move to elect Pat Hanis to the position of Vice-Chair of the
Independent Salary Commission for a one-year term.
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RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Todd Minor, Commission Member
SECONDER: Pat Hanis, Vice Chair
AYES: Miller, Hanis, Minor
B. Overview of Purpose of Commission, Roles, and Responsibilities
City Attorney, Tammy White provided the commission with an overview of
the purpose of the commission, and roles and responsibilities.
White provided the commission members with reference documents that
included:
MRSC Practice Tips for Local Governments relating to the OPMA
MRSC Practice Tips for Local Governments relating to Electronic
Communications, the Public Records Act and Records Retention.
White handed out a document titled "Roberts Rules of Order - Simplified."
White walked the commission through the formal process to adopt a salary
schedule.
White detailed the duties of the Mayor, Council President and
Councilmembers. Additional documents were provided detailing the Mayor
and councilmembers' assignments to the Sound Cities Association Regional
Boards and Committees and the frequency and length of meetings.
C. Comparable Salaries for Mayor, Council President and Council
Members
Finance Director, Paula Painter provided the Commission with comparable
salaries for the Mayor, Council President and Councilmembers.
Painter presented additional documents detailing:
Monthly Compensation - Chart Comparisons for current salaries for mayors,
council presidents and councilmembers from various cities within King,
Pierce, and Snohomish Counties which use a Mayor-Council form of
government. Selected cities have populations between 72,380 and 137,900.
Painter provided charts detailing:
Councilmember and support staff counts
Monthly compensation including population
Benefits
As the Commission members requested additional information, Painter
provided responses during the meeting.
D. Deliberation and Adoption of Proposed Salary Schedule — Adopt and
Submit for Public Comment
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Commission members talked about the history of prior salary commissions
and reviewed in detail the CPI from 2016 - 2022.
Commission members extensively reviewed and discussed the salaries of
councilmembers, council president and mayors in comparable cities while
taking into consideration their populations, tax revenues, number of full time
employees and complexity/diversity of their jurisdictions.
Commission members discussed a different salary for the council president
due to additional duties/time commitments/responsibilities and were in
agreement to setting the Council President's salary at a set percentage above
the councilmember's salary.
At 11:31, the commission took a brief recess
At 11:40 a.m., Chair Miller reconvened the meeting
Commission members were in agreement to setting the annual CPI to 2.5%.
The commission members analyzed the salaries of the mayors,
councilmembers and council president with the comparable cities and
indicated a desire to bring the salaries in line with those cities, while
recognizing Kent has lagged behind due to there not being a salary
commission since 2015 to annually review salaries.
Commission members discussed how the lower salaries are barriers to
participation, and are hopeful that these higher salaries will increase
participation and will increase the diversity of the council. These changes will
provide an opportunity for all voices to be heard.
The commission discussed providing additional information to the public
regarding their thought process in determining salaries. White drafted
Comments from the Salary Commission to be included in the Proposed 2023
Salary Schedule.
MOTION: I move to adopt the proposed salary schedule for the
positions of Mayor, Council President, and City Council, and to submit
the proposed schedule for public comment at the Commission's next
meeting.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Todd Minor, Commission Member
SECONDER: Pat Hanis, Vice Chair
AYES: Miller, Hanis, Minor
E. Next Commission Meeting — Set Date and Publish Notice
MOTION: I move to set the Commission's next meeting for March 13,
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2023, and direct the City Clerk to give public notice of that special
meeting date.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Julie Miller, Chair
SECONDER: Pat Hanis, Vice Chair
AYES: Miller, Hanis, Minor
V. Adjournment 12:05 p.m.
Chair Miller adjourned the meeting at 12:05 p.m.
Y,t* i erley YCmoto-
Committee Secretary
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