Redmond mayor disbands salary commission after proposal to give city councilmembers six-figure raise

After a proposal that would have raised Redmond's City Councilmember salary from $19,000 to over $115,000 a year, the commission considering the plan has now been disbanded by the city's mayor. Redmond Mayor Angela Birney made the announcement Friday afternoon, basing her decision on 'the Salary Commission members demonstrating their inability to follow the required guidelines and processes.' Mayor Birney went on to detail a list of other issues, saying that members of the commission 'have attempted to proceed via special meetings with short notice to staff and the community' without a comprehensive analysis of council salaries in comparable cities, details on the 'fiscal impact' such a salary change might have on the city budget or how it might effect staff layoffs to account for the 600% increase in pay, and without giving the community enough time to submit feedback.