Background/Discussion
Council compensation has not changed since 1996 when it was increased to $7,200 annually. The proposed ordinance would increase the annual compensation to $12,000. We have reviewed the compensation being paid in other Iowa cities and have found the following:
The Average of all of these cities is $10,251.28.
Ordinance 5271 in 1996 set it at the current $7,200 per year.
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City
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Population
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Annual Council Salary
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Davenport
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99,685
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$15,000
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Sioux City
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82,684
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$13,000
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Waterloo
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68,406
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Did not respond
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Iowa City
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67,862
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$7,259.20
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Council Bluffs
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62,230
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$7,200
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Ames
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58,965
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$10,000
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Dubuque
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57,637
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$10,300
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West Des Moines
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56,609
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$9,000
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The effective date for the proposed ordinance would be 1/1/2020 when the council members are elected in November 2019. |
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