The city of Everett has a Salary Review Commission that drafts a proposed salary schedule. You wouldn’t know that looking at the city website, which neglects to list it with the other boards and commissions.
The city did send out a press release Tuesday announcing a public meeting for the Salary Review Commission on Monday at noon at the eighth floor hearing room of the Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave.
What the press release didn’t tell me is who is on the commission and who appoints those people. I asked the city for that information Wednesday and I’m still waiting.
At the City Council meeting Wednesday night, the issue came up when a few council members had questions about the commission, including about the lack of notice. It turns out the commission had two organizational meetings in late February that weren’t advertised to the public or the media. At the meeting, city attorney Jim Illes said those meetings didn’t violate state open meetings law.
He also said that the council gets to appoint two members, the mayor appoints one and those folks appoint the rest.
It also came out at the meeting that one appointee, Clair Olivers, is ineligible to serve because he is related to someone who works for the city. The council confirmed his reappointment in January as well as the appointment of Lawrence Jubie.
The Commission meets every other year to determine the salary schedule for the elected officials of the City of Everett. The Commission will draft a proposed salary schedule for elected officials that will be available for public comment at the following public hearing dates:
• Noon, Monday, March 21, eighth floor hearing room, Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave.
• 6 p.m., Thursday, April 21, eighth floor hearing room, Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave.
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