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Anchorage Salary and Emoluments Commission Meeting - September 3, 2026

Assembly & Committee Meetings — Thursday, September 3, 2026
BodyAnchorage, Alaska
SessionAssembly & Committee Meetings
DateThursday, September 3, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:02

Okay, I'd like to call them meeting of the September 3rd salary and emoluments commission to order.

0:09

Um if you will please take the roll.

0:14

Member Rieger.

0:16

Here.

0:19

Um it's my understanding that Chair Hayes is excused.

0:24

Member Northworthy.

0:26

Here.

0:27

It's my understanding that Member Justin is excused.

0:30

Vice Chair Redmond?

0:32

Here.

0:33

Chair, you have a quorum.

0:34

Thank you.

0:36

Um is there a motion to approve the agenda.

0:42

I will approve the agenda.

0:44

I'll second.

0:45

Okay.

0:46

It's been moved.

0:47

Um approval of agenda of the agenda has been moved and seconded.

0:52

Is there any objection?

0:55

Hearing none, the um agenda as presented is approved.

1:00

Um I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes of the uh meeting of July 30th.

1:06

I will move to approve.

1:08

I'll second it.

1:09

It's been moved in second end to approve the minutes of a July 30th meeting.

1:14

Uh any objection or any corrections.

1:21

Seeing none, the any objection, none.

1:24

The minutes of the July 30th meeting are approved.

1:28

Disclosures.

1:30

Did we talk to anybody we weren't supposed to?

1:35

I have no disclosures.

1:40

No, no disclosures.

1:43

Okay.

1:44

Unfinished business.

1:45

Um we're here to discuss compensation of the mirror, and we have a resolution before us to discuss of who would like to just start the discussion.

1:59

Hi, this is Karen looking at the resolution that the clerk's office typed up for us.

2:06

First of all, thank you very much.

2:07

Um I would just like to make one comment on section one, the salary.

2:12

Um the mayor shall receive a salary in the amount of 1831926.

2:18

And just to um system wise process, um, night like to have nice round numbers that fit in, so there's no problem with the SAP system and and uh salaries.

2:31

Um so I would propose that we make an amendment to either 183 1920.

2:39

Um or uh 1834.

2:44

Um that will round out better to an hourly rate for the SAP system.

2:52

There's Steve.

2:54

Um yeah, I don't think there's a motion on the floor, but just into just discussion generally.

3:00

Um I wonder actually if the 26 was a typo from last time.

3:08

I didn't really listen to the tape, but I'm pretty sure that the last time Karen multiplied it out.

3:14

Right and had a number, and I wonder if we just wrote the drawing one down.

3:18

Um this current looking up my notes.

3:20

I think it is just a typo because I had the 20, 20 cents.

3:25

So let's let's um actually we probably should have a motion on the floor to approve the the to approve submitting the resolution and then uh madam chair.

3:40

I'm um I'm happy to move it, although I do have a few edits, but I'll I'll move to approve so you get it open for your discussion.

3:48

And I'll second.

3:49

Okay, it's been moved and seconded, and now we'll continue our discussion.

3:53

Um I I agree with we the number should be 1831 9.20.

4:04

And then go ahead, Steve.

4:09

You had some questions.

4:10

Um of these are nitpicks, there's maybe one that's more substantive.

4:17

Um the um the I just saw I just got the resolution um, you know, this week, but there's on the third, whereas there is a um it it says this resolution does not change the salaries, benefits or allowances.

4:35

This I think was inadvertently taken from a prior resolution.

4:41

I'm guessing that was when we were kind of cleaning up format, but this resolution actually does change the salary.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Personnel Matters████████████████████████████████████████40%
Procedural███████████████████████████████████35%
Public Works██████████████14%
Financial Reporting████████8%
Legal Procedures███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Anchorage Salary and Emoluments Commission Meeting - September 3, 2026

The Anchorage Salary and Emoluments Commission met on September 3, 2026, to discuss and vote on a resolution adjusting the mayor's compensation. The meeting was called to order at approximately 20:06:53 UTC. Roll call established a quorum with Members Rieger and Northworthy present, Vice Chair Redmond present, and Chair Hayes and Member Justin excused. The commission approved the agenda and the minutes of the July 30, 2026 meeting without objection.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of the agenda as presented.
  • Approval of the minutes of the July 30, 2026 meeting.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Mayor's Compensation Resolution: The main item was a resolution to set the mayor's salary and benefits for the term following the April 6, 2027 election. The proposed salary was initially $183,192.6 (based on CPI-U data from 2020-2025). Member Karen recommended rounding the figure to $183,192.00 for payroll system compatibility. Member Steve pointed out several edits: remove the third and fourth whereas clauses (as the resolution changes the salary), update the election date to April 6, 2027, and clarify the tax language in Section 6(B) to read "subject to any applicable federal, state, or local taxes." The commission discussed CPI figures (2020: 1.2%, 2021: 4.7%, 2022: 6.5%, 2023: 4.1%, 2024: 2.9%, 2025: 2.7%) and compared them to recent bargaining unit increases (police, fire, IBEW, etc.). They noted the mayor's current salary of $145,392 and that the new figure remains significantly below other local government executives (school superintendent: $250,000; UAA Chancellor: $314,648). After a brief recess to review a clean draft, the commission voted unanimously to approve the resolution as amended.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of Resolution 20-6 (as amended): The commission voted unanimously (3-0) to approve the resolution changing the mayor's salary to $183,192.00 effective after the April 6, 2027 election. The resolution also consolidates all mayoral compensation (salary, benefits, allowances) into a single document and nullifies all past resolutions specific to the mayor. Staff confirmed the resolution does not affect compensation for other elected officials. The meeting adjourned with no further business.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, I'd like to call them meeting of the September 3rd salary and emoluments commission to order. Um if you will please take the roll. Member Rieger. Here. Um it's my understanding that Chair Hayes is excused. Member Northworthy. Here. It's my understanding that Member Justin is excused. Vice Chair Redmond? Here. Chair, you have a quorum. Thank you. Um is there a motion to approve the agenda. I will approve the agenda. I'll second. Okay. It's been moved. Um approval of agenda of the agenda has been moved and seconded. Is there any objection? Hearing none, the um agenda as presented is approved. Um I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes of the uh meeting of July 30th. I will move to approve. I'll second it. It's been moved in second end to approve the minutes of a July 30th meeting. Uh any objection or any corrections. Seeing none, the any objection, none. The minutes of the July 30th meeting are approved. Disclosures. Did we talk to anybody we weren't supposed to? I have no disclosures. No, no disclosures. Okay. Unfinished business. Um we're here to discuss compensation of the mirror, and we have a resolution before us to discuss of who would like to just start the discussion. Hi, this is Karen looking at the resolution that the clerk's office typed up for us. First of all, thank you very much. Um I would just like to make one comment on section one, the salary. Um the mayor shall receive a salary in the amount of 1831926. And just to um system wise process, um, night like to have nice round numbers that fit in, so there's no problem with the SAP system and and uh salaries. Um so I would propose that we make an amendment to either 183 1920. Um or uh 1834. Um that will round out better to an hourly rate for the SAP system. There's Steve. Um yeah, I don't think there's a motion on the floor, but just into just discussion generally. Um I wonder actually if the 26 was a typo from last time. I didn't really listen to the tape, but I'm pretty sure that the last time Karen multiplied it out. Right and had a number, and I wonder if we just wrote the drawing one down. Um this current looking up my notes. I think it is just a typo because I had the 20, 20 cents. So let's let's um actually we probably should have a motion on the floor to approve the the to approve submitting the resolution and then uh madam chair.

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