Kira Erickson reports for the South Whidbey Record from the Langley City Council meeting of Mon., May 15, 2023.
Beginning next term, the salary of the mayor of Langley and the stipends council members receive will be different.
During a meeting this week, the city council approved a second and final reading of two separate ordinances affecting the pay of elected officials.
For the mayor, it’s a decrease, from an annual salary of $55,000 to $12,000.
For each council member, it’s an increase, from a monthly stipend of $50 to $125.
They Said It
The ordinance for mayoral pay was approved 3-2, with Councilmembers Thomas Gill and Harolynne Bobis voting against. On the other hand, the ordinance for council compensation was unanimously approved.
On the Ballot in November 2023
| CITY OF LANGLEY |
| City Council: Two of five council positions are on the ballot. Position 3: Thomas E. Gill The Whidbey News-Times reported on May 5, 2023 that Christopher Carlson, the chairperson of the Langley Finance and Personnel Commission, will run for this seat. On Tue., May 16, Kay Kenneweg filed to run for this seat as well. Position 4: Craig Cyr Councilman Cyr filed to run for re-election on Mon., May 15. Mayor Chaplin filed to run for this seat on Fri., May 19. |
| Mayor: Scott Chaplin. Mayor Chaplin was appointed after the resignation of Tim Callison. This election will be for the remainder of Chaplin’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2023, and the succeeding four-year full term, which ends Dec. 31, 2027. In April 2023, Chaplin announced that he would not run to retain his seat. Councilman Thomas Gill filed his intention to run for mayor with the Public Disclosure Commission on May 6, 2023. Kennedy Horstman, a member of the city’s Dismantling Systemic Racism Advisory Group, announced her intention to run and filed with the PDC on May 12, 2023. |
