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Background
Chapter 2.70 of the Shoreline Municipal Code directs that a City Council Salary Commission be established every four years to review, establish, and potentially adjust the salaries and benefits for Shoreline elected officials (the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City Councilmembers). As an alternative to a city council adopting its own salary rates from time to time, state law (RCW 35.21.015) authorizes a city council to establish an independent salary commission, which is authorized to set the salaries and benefits of the council. The Shoreline City Council Salary Commission was last established in 2022 and was reestablished again this year.
Current City Council Salaries and Benefits
At the conclusion of the 2022 City Council Salary Commission, the Commission approved the 2022 City Council Salary Commission Final Report, which set compensation for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City Councilmembers for the next four years.
2026 Salary Commission
On March 30, 2026, the City Council confirmed Mayor Robertson’s appointment of Rebecca Chan, Susan Schoeld and Sarah Strozyk to serve on the 2026 City Council Salary Commission. The 2026 Salary Commission met several times from April 28, 2026 to July 28, 2026, to perform their work of reviewing and setting City Council salaries. The Salary Commission meetings were advertised on the City’s Events Calendar and were open to members of the public. Meeting materials and minutes of the Commission meetings can be accessed on the right side of this webpage.
At the Salary Commission’s meeting on July 28, 2026, the Commission adopted the 2026 City Council Salary Commission Final Report, which includes the salary schedule for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councilmember salaries. The new salary schedule will become effective on January 1, 2027 and will be incorporated into the City’s 2027-2028 Biennial Budget.
The City of Shoreline would like to thank the 2026 City Council Salary Commission for their time and energy to serve in this important role to help review and set the compensation for the Shoreline City Council.