Compensation for Mayor, Law Director and Finance Director (Ordinance 2026-100)
Stow
Summary
Pay raises for Stow's top elected officials effective January 2, 2028 hit a snag over automatic COLA increases. Council may tie raises to collective bargaining averages instead; no vote yet.
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Last discussed Jun 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
The pay ordinance takes effect January 2, 2028; tying COLA to bargaining-unit averages could constrain how much raises grow.
The Mayor, Law Director and Finance Director, whose pay has historically been frozen.
Coffey argues elected officials could out-earn a police officer's raise under automatic COLA.
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Stow council considering asking voters to give mayor, top officials 20% raises now, automatic raises in future
Stow council considering asking voters to give mayor, top officials 20% raises now, automatic raises in future Cleveland.com
City Council - Jun 18, 2026
Pay raises for Stow's top elected officials effective January 2, 2028 hit a snag over automatic COLA increases. Council may tie raises to collective bargaining averages instead; no vote yet.
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