Lafayette - Subject to local approval, moves the date of elections from coinciding with the primary in May to coinciding with the general election in November; increases the compensation of the council members from $100 to $150 for each council meeting and from $50 to $75 for each committee meeting; increases the annual salary of the mayor from $45,000 to $75,000; authorizes the mayor, subject to confirmation of the city council, a superintendent of streets and a superintendent of sanitation....

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The bill moves Lafayette’s municipal elections from the May primary to the November general election, raises the mayor’s salary to $75,000 per year and increases council members’ per‑meeting pay to $150 for council meetings and $75 for committee meetings. It also authorizes the mayor, with city‑council confirmation, to appoint a superintendent of streets and a superintendent of sanitation. The changes only take effect after a two‑thirds vote of the city council.

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