City Council Meeting Date: May 19, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
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Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1093 Amending Section 2-66 of City Code Relating to 2027 and 2028 Mayor and City Council Compensation.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council considers the first reading of Ordinance No. 1093 - Amending Section 2-66 of the City Code Relating to Council Compensation. This ordinance would increase the Mayor and City Council salaries by 4.0% commencing January 1, 2027 and another increase of 3.0% commencing January 1, 2028.
Summary Report:
The City Council is asked to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 1093 - Amending Section 2-66 of the City Code Relating to Council Compensation (attachment 1) setting Council compensation for 2027 and 2028. Ordinance No. 1062 - Amending Section 2-26 of the City Code Relating to Council Compensation was approved on July 9, 2024 setting Council Compensation for 2025 and 2026 is also attached (attachment 2). (Editor's note- Ord. No. 1081? 2, adopted September 9, 2025, renumbered provisions for use as ?? 2-25.5-2-25.10 as ?? 2-26, 2-35-2-39. Inasmuch as there were already provisions so designated, said Article has been renumbered as ?? 2-66, 2-67, 2-76-2-85 at the discretion of the editor.)
The following section of the City Code has set the current compensation of the Mayor and City Council:
Article II. City Council Division 1. - Generally
(a) The annual salary for the elected members of the city council shall be in the amount of $10,027.00 commencing January 1, 2025, and shall be increased to the amount of $10,302.00 commencing January 1, 2026.
(b) The annual salary for the mayor shall be in the amount of $13,369.00 commencing January 1, 2025, and shall be increased to the amount of $13,736.00 commencing January 1, 2026.
(c) The salaries established shall be paid on a biweekly basis.
(d) The salaries established by this section shall be eff...
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