The Atlantic City Council approved the first reading of a pay increase for City Council Members and the Mayor that would go into effect following the next election cycle.

The Personnel and Finance Committee met on July 26th to review survey results and endorsed moving the Mayor’s salary to $12,500 and the Council’s pay to $50 per meeting. The increase for the City Council would go into effect on January 1, 2024 and for the mayor on January 1, 2026 following the next election.

The current salary for Mayor is $10,000 and for Councilpersons pay is $40 per meeting. Those pay rates were last adjusted in 2015. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund said they used the Estherville Iowa Community Survey of communities with populations between 4,925 and 8,375 to base the new rates on.