Seligman moves to change pay for employees, mayor
April 10, 2019
Vinnie Roberts
At Seligman's city council meeting on Monday, April 8, new mayor Michael Avers was officially sworn into office, as was former mayor Carol Frost, who stepped out of her mayoral role and won an alderperson seat on the council. In addition, chief of police Matt Phillips and city administrator Brian Nichols were both rehired by the council.
The council also voted on matters of pay related to various city officials. Nichols received a pay increase of $50 a week for his services while Phillips received an additional $25 a week.
The council also moved to amend a section of city ordinance regarding mayoral pay. Previously, the sitting mayor of Seligman received a salary of $150 a month base pay for holding the office. Now, if the mayor works 40 hours a month outside of their traditional duties, they will receive a combined salary of $500 a month. The latter number is only available to the mayor if all 40 hours are worked in a given month.
According to Nichols, Seligman’s City Council voted to change this pay scale in order to accommodate additional activities, as well as put in place a pay scale for when the mayor exceeds their 40 hours a month. Now, if the mayor works an additional 10 hours in a given month beyond the 40 hours, they will be compensated. For up to 10 additional hours in a given month, the mayor will be paid at the rate of $12.50 per hour.
Nichols also explained that the mayor is also able to work beyond those 10 additional hours at the same hourly rate, subject to approval from city council.
The city council also moved to change the wording of the ordinance to include a wider array of city functions the mayor would be available to receive compensation for. Previously, the mayor could only count official city business, such as council and budget meetings, toward their monthly total. However, now the mayor can now count work at community events, such as public festivals and city-sponsored clean-ups, toward that monthly total.
Vinnie Roberts
At Seligman's city council meeting on Monday, April 8, new mayor Michael Avers was officially sworn into office, as was former mayor Carol Frost, who stepped out of her mayoral role and won an alderperson seat on the council. In addition, chief of police Matt Phillips and city administrator Brian Nichols were both rehired by the council.
The council also voted on matters of pay related to various city officials. Nichols received a pay increase of $50 a week for his services while Phillips received an additional $25 a week.
The council also moved to amend a section of city ordinance regarding mayoral pay. Previously, the sitting mayor of Seligman received a salary of $150 a month base pay for holding the office. Now, if the mayor works 40 hours a month outside of their traditional duties, they will receive a combined salary of $500 a month. The latter number is only available to the mayor if all 40 hours are worked in a given month.
According to Nichols, Seligman’s City Council voted to change this pay scale in order to accommodate additional activities, as well as put in place a pay scale for when the mayor exceeds their 40 hours a month. Now, if the mayor works an additional 10 hours in a given month beyond the 40 hours, they will be compensated. For up to 10 additional hours in a given month, the mayor will be paid at the rate of $12.50 per hour.
Nichols also explained that the mayor is also able to work beyond those 10 additional hours at the same hourly rate, subject to approval from city council.
The city council also moved to change the wording of the ordinance to include a wider array of city functions the mayor would be available to receive compensation for. Previously, the mayor could only count official city business, such as council and budget meetings, toward their monthly total. However, now the mayor can now count work at community events, such as public festivals and city-sponsored clean-ups, toward that monthly total.
