FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to set the Mayor's salary at $107,000 Retroactive to July 1, 2022.
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Background:
Article XIX of the Connecticut Constitution (amending Article Xl), passed in 1982, governs Elected Official's Salary. Article XIX provides:
Section 2 of the article eleventh of the Constitution is amended to read as follows:
Except as provided in this section, neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state shall pay or grant to any elected official of the state or any political subdivision of the state, any compensation greater than the amount of compensation set at the beginning of such official's term of office for the office which such official holds or increase the pay or compensation of any public contractor above the amount specified in the contract. The provisions of this section shall not apply to elected officials in towns in which the legislative body is the town meeting.
The compensation of an elected official of a political subdivision of the state whose term of office is four years or more may be increased once after such official has completed two years of his term by the legislative body of such political subdivision. The term "compensation" means, with respect to an elected official, such official's salary, exclusive of reimbursement for necessary expenses or any other benefit to which his office would entitle him.
Article XIX remains in effect as written above, As the elected Mayor in Ledyard serves a four-year term, compensation may be increased only once after the completion of two years of a term.
Please see attached spreadsheet. The Mayor's Salary has not been increased since 2019.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
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Finance Director Comment/Recommendation:
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Mayor Comment/Recommendation:
I support this motion not just for myself (though I will benefit) but also for those that seek this role after my term. It's important to have a wage ...
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