The question of employee salaries needs to be addressed by the City Council.  Currently they are established by the city manager despite a section in the municipal code which reads as follow:
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The City Council shall provide for the salaries, compensation, and fees of all City employees, whether elected or appointed in the following manner:
(1)
City Council, Mayor, Mayor Pro-tem, City Manager and City Attorney and City Clerk - by resolution.
(2)
All Department Heads - by resolution, annually, which shall set the minimum and maximum salary range to be paid all Department Heads.
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All other City employees - by ordinance, either directly setting such salary or by ordinance authorizing the City Manager to set such salaries.