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Frederick County Council has confirmed seven county residents to the compensation review commission, a group charged with making recommendations about the salaries of both the county executive and County Council members.
County Executive Jan Gardner (D) makes $95,000 annually in her role, which is on the lower end of county executives statewide. Council members, who are part-time legislators, make $22,500 annuallyâalso lower when compared to counties with the closest population counts in Maryland.
Gardner and all seven council members picked their top seven candidates of 15 applicants. Staff then tallied up the seven highest vote-getters. Here is a brief primer on the seven members selected during a Tuesday night meeting.