Peoria Council approves 3% raise and longevity bonus for city manager

The Peoria City Council on March 12 unanimously approved a resolution to increase the city manager’s 2024 base salary by 3% and to provide a longevity bonus as described in the council communication.

Councilmember Graab framed the vote as recognition of the manager’s performance, saying the council “thinks you’re doing a good job and that’s why we’re going to give you this raise.” The motion to approve the resolution was seconded and passed with all members voting in favor.

Council received the item as a separate motion after removing it from the consent agenda for discussion. During debate Graab emphasized the city manager’s role as the municipal corporation’s chief executive and cited department performance and management challenges in 2023 as reasons to support the adjustment.

The council packet presented the longevity bonus amount as $5,000; during the motion one speaker’s restatement of the figure was transcribed inconsistently. The salary increase and longevity bonus were approved as presented in the staff communication.

Outcome: Resolution 24-066 was approved unanimously. No follow-up actions were specified at the meeting.