Update: Mayor, city council, may see increase in pay in Nov. 2018 ballot
Update posted Oct. 21
—With a vote of 4-1, the city council approved a motion at the Oct. 17 meeting to have a voter initiative placed on the November 2018 general election ballot regarding a pay raise for the mayor and city council. Currently, city council members make $600/month and the mayor makes $800/month, and the proposed motion includes a pay raise to $960/month for city council members and $1160/month for the mayor. With an average of working 20 hours and 30 hours, respectively, the city council members and mayor make below minimum wage, according to reports. In addition, the goal for pay raise is to not allow personal income to become a barrier for citizens to run for elected office positions.
Original story posted Oct. 18, 2017
Paso Robles City Council Chambers/Library.
–Paso Robles mayor and city council members may soon see an increase in their salaries, according to reports. Their current pay hasn’t been increased in the last 12 years.
City Manager Tom Frutchey is recommending increasing the pay for the mayor and city council members by up to 60-percent. Currently, council members receive a salary of $600 a month, or $7,200 per year. The mayor receives an additional $200 bonus per month.
If the pay increases by the full 60 percent, the council members would receive $960 per month. With the extra $200 bonus the mayor receives, that position would get $1,160 per month.
For comparison, a San Luis Obispo council member receives $1,200 per month and the mayor $1,563.
