Pacific Grove City Council Pay Raise to Appear on November Ballot

Pacific Grove City Council pay raise to appear on November ballot

Pacific Grove City Council will let voters decide on a pay raise for council members and the mayor in the upcoming November ballot.

Pacific Grove Posing Pay Raise Question to Voters

The Pacific Grove City Council decided to put their previously passed pay raise on the 2026 ballot at their meeting on Wednesday night. This comes after a successful referendum that saw nearly 1700 signatures gathered to counter an ordinance that would have increased the council and mayor's pay by 130%. Councilmembers defended the raise tonight, saying that it's been 27 years since the last increase in council compensation, and despite the large…

Pacific Grove City Council moves toward a 2026 election to decide council raises.

The Pacific Grove City Council voted 7-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to accept the results of a petition for a referendum against an ordinance it passed earlier this year to raise council compensation for the first time in 26 years.