WHO:

Citizens’ Commission on Elected Official Compensation

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

5:30 p.m. 

WHERE:

City Council Chambers

Columbus City Hall

90 West Broad Street

WHAT:

The Citizens’ Commission on Elected Official Compensation will hold their sixth meeting to study and recommend compensation levels for the mayor, council, city attorney, and auditor. The meeting will also be a public hearing to accept comment on commission work and progress.

The public is encouraged to sign up and speak per the rules of City Council.  Speaker slips can be submitted until 6 p.m. The public is also encouraged to provide comment via the Commission's dedicated Web page, where residents can also review meeting materials and watch streaming video of all Commission meetings. Residents may also contact the Commission via mail, email and phone per the contact information provided on the Web page.

The meeting will be taped for broadcast on CTV Columbus' cable access channel 3 on local cable systems.

The Commission, made up of five Columbus residents, adds an additional layer of citizen engagement and accountability to the process of setting future pay rates for elected officials in Columbus and was mandated by recent changes to the Columbus City Charter overwhelmingly approved by Columbus voters last November.

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