Council approves salary increase for city department heads

The increase is intended to improve the prospects of hiring a new qualified Water and Light director and to fill future openings.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | 7:56 p.m. CDT; updated 2:37 p.m. CST, Monday, March 1, 2010

COLUMBIA — The city can now pay up to $155,000 for its next Water and Light director after the Columbia City Council amended the salary ordinance and raised the cap on pay for department heads Monday.

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