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Notice/Advertisement Title: Citizens' Commission on Elected Official Compensation Minutes
Contact Name: Kirsten Estose
Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-2728
Contact Email Address: kmestose@columbus.gov
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The 2026 Citizens' Commission on Elected Official Compensation met for the seventh time on Thursday, March 26 at 8:30am in Columbus City Hall, Council Chambers (90 W Broad St, Second Floor, Columbus OH 43125). Chair Christopher Moses, Commissioner Andrea Blevins, Commissioner Liz Caslin-Turner, Commissioner Alyvia Johnson, and Commissioner Monica L. Womack were in attendance.
Call to Order
Chair Moses called the meeting to order at 8:34am. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the Commission to deliberate and work towards making their final recommendations for compensation of elected officials.
Discussion to Determine Compensation Recommendations
Chair Moses asked the Commission whether they believe that the historical parity between the City Auditor and the City Attorney should continue. All Commissioners agreed to continue with this tradition.
The Commission discussed the challenges of benchmarking Columbus' City Auditor, as few other cities have like-to-like comparisons given the breadth of the role in Columbus.
The Commission discussed some preliminary percentage increases for upward adjustments across roles. They discussed the large scope of responsibilities across all of Columbus' elected officials, given the city's size and scope of services for residents and the surrounding communities. They also discussed a shared feeling that some percentage increases be relative to others. For example, all felt that the Attorney and Auditor should increase at the same rate. Many felt that the increase for Council Members should exceed that of the other roles, given how underpaid the role currently is in the Commission's judgment.
The Commission also discussed the fact that City Council will have to vote on their recommendations and whether ...
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