Local brief
Council pay proposal carries a January 2028 start date
The draft lists annual salaries of $15,425 for the mayor and $10,186 per councilmember. Its timing is tied to the November 2027 election.
A Fort Mill proposal on mayor and council compensation would not take effect until January 2028, after the town’s November 2027 election, according to the draft attached to Town Council’s October 12 agenda.[1]
The draft lists annual salaries of $15,425 for the mayor and $10,186 for each councilmember, paid in equal monthly installments. It also provides for optional participation in the town’s health insurance program and the state retirement system.[1]
Why the wait? Citing South Carolina law, the draft says an ordinance establishing or increasing those salaries cannot take effect until terms begin for at least two members elected at the next general election. It would then apply to all members, whether or not they were elected that year. The draft identifies the mayor’s seat and three council seats as up for election in November 2027.[1]
The October 12 agenda listed first-reading consideration. The supplied packet does not establish what council decided that night or provide a comparison with existing compensation, so it does not show whether the salary figures represent raises or the benefit options would be new.[1]
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1 official source cited in this report. The bracketed numbers in the text link here.