Marthasville’s aldermen and mayor will be receiving a pay bump the next time they are elected to office.
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Marthasville’s aldermen and mayor will be receiving a pay bump the next time they are elected to office. The board of aldermen approved salary increases for the mayor and aldermen positions at their Jan. 15 meeting.
The mayor’s salary will increase from $700 a month, or $8,400 a year, to $800 a month, or $9,600 a year. The aldermen pay is increasing from $200 a month, or $2,400 a year, to $250 a month, or $3,000 a year.
Mayor David Lange said the increases were routine, and city employees also received pay increases in June, according to City Clerk Ravin Kersting.
Lange elaborated saying all city employees received a “3-5%” pay raise.
“All the employees were taken care of earlier this year,” said Lange at the meeting.
The salary for the mayor was most recently increased from $500 a month to $700 a month in May, 2023. The aldermen’s salary was last increased from $150 per month to $200 a month in March, 2021.
“That’s the way we try to do it, every one to two years,” said Lange.
It is important to note that per Missouri law, any pay increases approved for elected officials will not be applied until after they face an election.
Aldermen Meyer and Dixon, along with Lange, are running unopposed for their positions in the April 8 municipal election and if elected, will receive those raises when they are sworn in.
Aldermen Nick Lange and Chris DeVore will only receive an increase if they decide to run for reelection when their terms are up, and win.
He said that while this April both candidates for open seats in Marthasville are running unopposed, they always try to handle salary increases for city employees and elected officials before elections.
“We try to do it to be fair to all the employees and all the people on the board,” said Lange.
He elaborated saying they approve increases before any potential board seats change so they are considered by board members who are familiar with the board and city staff as opposed to new board members.