Calistoga council approves adjustment to council salaries after debate over term limits

The council considered item 6.2, a proposed revision to the city code to adjust councilmember salaries. The mayor reiterated support for raising salaries in principle but said she would not support the change unless it also included term limits. Council member Eisenberg moved to approve item 6.2; Council member Gift seconded. The council then took a roll-call vote: Eisenberg Aye, Gift Aye, Vice Mayor Lopez Ortega Aye, and Mayor Williams Nay. The motion carried and the item was approved.

Council discussion included acknowledgement that council service is not undertaken for pay but that compensation changes can affect the profile of who seeks office; the mayor framed term limits as a desirable addition if compensation were to change.

Next steps: the approved code revision will be incorporated per the staff report; councilmembers noted public discussion and possible future consideration of term limits.