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Municipality of Increased Salaries and Volumes - Meeting Summary (2025-11-26)

Assembly & Committee Meetings — Wednesday, November 26, 2025
BodyAnchorage, Alaska
SessionAssembly & Committee Meetings
DateWednesday, November 26, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:01

Alright, no.

0:02

This is the official record, so we're good to go.

0:04

Okay.

0:06

Okay, I'll call the meeting of the municipality of increased salaries and volumes, commissioned to order.

0:14

Um Matt, could you please take roll?

0:21

Uh Chair Rieger.

0:23

Here.

0:24

Uh Vice Chair Pete.

0:27

Present.

0:28

Uh member board.

0:29

Here.

0:30

Member Redman.

0:33

Here.

0:34

Um for Jackson.

0:39

Okay, we have a quorum.

0:41

Um the next would be the approval of the draft agenda, which is in front of I think all members.

0:50

Is there a motion to approve the agenda for every 20?

0:57

This is panel second.

1:00

Is there any objection?

1:03

Hearing none, the uh minute or sorry, the uh agenda is approved.

1:07

The next item or the first one uh coming up on the agenda is approval of the minutes of the previous meeting from October 22nd.

1:19

Is there a motion to approve the October 27 minutes?

1:23

This is committee's I move to approve the October 22nd minutes.

1:28

This is a second that motion.

1:36

Are there any additions or corrections to the minutes?

1:43

Hearing none, um is there any objection to approval of the minutes?

1:49

Hearing none, the minutes of October 22nd, 2024 are approved.

1:55

Um before we move to unfinished business, I believe that um one of our members has some proposed uh edits to the draft.

2:08

So I'd like us to stand in the recess until we can get that accomplished and circulated.

2:18

So I'm mad that's all I need.

2:20

I'm just gonna have to stand in recess for um and let's just say for 15 minutes.

2:39

Okay.

2:45

Okay, the 15 minutes has passed.

2:47

I'm calling the meeting meeting back to order.

2:51

Um solely for the purpose of going back into recess so we can announce a new reconvening time.

2:59

Um I would like this to stand in recess for another 15 minutes so we can continue to finalize the uh cleanup of the draft resolution set uh would be part of the unfinished business.

3:13

So with that we're in recess for another 15 minutes till um 1135.

3:28

Okay.

3:34

Okay, I'll call the um meeting back to order.

3:39

The um we now have before us a draft, which is by a just a cleanup of the original draft, but procedurally the way that we want to make sure we're doing it correctly, is that uh we'll look for a motion to adopt the original resolution 25-1 and 25-2, and then move to amend with the uh the the cleaning up version, and that way everybody can track exactly where we are in the process so we can explain what the amendment would do.

4:27

So with that, if there's a motion, let's let's take them one at a time, maybe 25-1 first.

4:33

This is committee's.

4:35

I'd like to move to approve resolution 2025-1.

4:42

Is there a second?

4:43

This is Patman uh second that motion.

4:47

Okay, the um we have before us the original resolution 25 2025-1.

5:00

And the intent is to make no changes to compensation other than parking.

5:09

And so I'd entertain a motion to adopt the amended 2025-1.

5:20

And that and then we can explain what that does in relation to the first one.

5:27

Just move to amend it.

5:29

Yeah, it's a this is Karen.

5:31

I move to amend 2025-1.

5:37

This is that I second.

5:41

Okay, we have before us a motion to amend, and the draft language of the amendment is before us.

5:51

As I understand it, anyone can feel please feel free to chime in.

5:59

The substance of the amendment does not change the original resolution at all.

6:06

What it does is focuses the action that's before us just on the benefit which we are amending rather than go back to refer to all the other benefits that apply to Anchorage Assembly members.

6:24

In that fashion, all the prior assembly member compensation and benefits is unchanged, and the only thing that the action today proposes to do is to add a single benefit relating to parking to the entire package.

6:48

Is there any other discussion on what the substance is?

6:57

I think we should read what we're doing.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Personnel Matters███████████████████28%
Public Engagement█████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Municipality of Increased Salaries and Volumes Meeting Summary

The meeting of the Municipality of Increased Salaries and Volumes convened to address the approval of minutes, the passage of compensation-related resolutions, and new business regarding future compensation discussions. The session involved multiple recesses to finalize draft language before voting on amendments to the original resolutions.

Consent Calendar

  • Draft agenda for the current meeting was approved without objection.
  • Minutes from the October 22nd, 2024, meeting were approved with no additions or corrections.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • The Chair noted a letter received from a community member addressing concerns regarding salary discussions, which was forwarded to all commission members.
  • Member Rieger requested that staff research municipal policies regarding the consideration of anonymous communications.
  • No formal public testimony was heard from community members during the session.

Discussion Items

  • Resolution 2025-1 (Fringe Benefits): The motion to amend Resolution 2025-1 was discussed. The amendment focused the action on adding a specific parking benefit rather than altering the entire compensation package. Speaker Karen moved to amend, stating the substance only adds a single benefit relating to parking.
  • Resolution 2025-2 (Mayor's Benefits): The discussion involved Resolution 2025-2 regarding the Mayor's compensation. Member Redman read the operative language, which includes eligibility for the same parking benefits as executive employees and the option to have a take-home vehicle provided. Speaker Karen moved to amend this resolution to remove sections one through four and replace them with the specific parking and vehicle language read by Redman, leaving other compensation unchanged.
  • New Business - Compensation Review: Member Kim Hayes and Chair Rieger discussed opening a new discussion on the compensation of elected officials based on public feedback. Members agreed to begin proactive research and mapping in January 2026 to avoid rushing near the end of the year.

Key Outcomes

  • Resolution 2025-1: Passed as amended (Amendment passed 4-0; Main motion passed 4-0). The resolution now includes a specific provision adding parking benefits to the assembly member package.
  • Resolution 2025-2: Passed as amended (Amendment passed 4-0; Main motion passed 4-0). The resolution now explicitly defines the Mayor's eligibility for parking benefits relative to executive employees and access to a take-home vehicle.
  • Future Directives: Staff was tasked with researching policies on anonymous communications, and the board agreed to schedule compensation discussions for the beginning of 2026.
  • Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 11:55 AM. A member raised a note regarding the fact that attendees are retirees.

Note: The transcript contains apparent transcription errors regarding the municipality name and specific meeting times (e.g., '1135', '115') which have been preserved in spirit but summarized as a 2025-11-26 session. The transcript also notes a conflict where the Chair calls for approval of 'October 27' minutes but the motion explicitly references 'October 22nd' minutes.

Meeting Transcript

Alright, no. This is the official record, so we're good to go. Okay. Okay, I'll call the meeting of the municipality of increased salaries and volumes, commissioned to order. Um Matt, could you please take roll? Uh Chair Rieger. Here. Uh Vice Chair Pete. Present. Uh member board. Here. Member Redman. Here. Um for Jackson. Okay, we have a quorum. Um the next would be the approval of the draft agenda, which is in front of I think all members. Is there a motion to approve the agenda for every 20? This is panel second. Is there any objection? Hearing none, the uh minute or sorry, the uh agenda is approved. The next item or the first one uh coming up on the agenda is approval of the minutes of the previous meeting from October 22nd. Is there a motion to approve the October 27 minutes? This is committee's I move to approve the October 22nd minutes. This is a second that motion. Are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? Hearing none, um is there any objection to approval of the minutes? Hearing none, the minutes of October 22nd, 2024 are approved. Um before we move to unfinished business, I believe that um one of our members has some proposed uh edits to the draft. So I'd like us to stand in the recess until we can get that accomplished and circulated. So I'm mad that's all I need. I'm just gonna have to stand in recess for um and let's just say for 15 minutes. Okay. Okay, the 15 minutes has passed. I'm calling the meeting meeting back to order. Um solely for the purpose of going back into recess so we can announce a new reconvening time. Um I would like this to stand in recess for another 15 minutes so we can continue to finalize the uh cleanup of the draft resolution set uh would be part of the unfinished business. So with that we're in recess for another 15 minutes till um 1135. Okay. Okay, I'll call the um meeting back to order. The um we now have before us a draft, which is by a just a cleanup of the original draft, but procedurally the way that we want to make sure we're doing it correctly, is that uh we'll look for a motion to adopt the original resolution 25-1 and 25-2, and then move to amend with the uh the the cleaning up version, and that way everybody can track exactly where we are in the process so we can explain what the amendment would do. So with that, if there's a motion, let's let's take them one at a time, maybe 25-1 first. This is committee's. I'd like to move to approve resolution 2025-1. Is there a second? This is Patman uh second that motion. Okay, the um we have before us the original resolution 25 2025-1. And the intent is to make no changes to compensation other than parking. And so I'd entertain a motion to adopt the amended 2025-1. And that and then we can explain what that does in relation to the first one. Just move to amend it.

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