Dodge City Daily Globe
At the Dodge City Commission meeting on Monday, city commissioners approved a compensation increase for the mayor and commissioners. The last time that the city commissioners compensation was reviewed was in 2001, said city finance director Nicole May. So over the last 20 years as you all know that the time commitment and such required being a city commissioner has significantly increased due to the growth of the community and the number of projects that the city has undertaken.
May said she made the suggestion that the biweekly pay for commissioners increase to $400 and the compensation for mayor increase to $600. Both commissioners and the mayor had been receiving $200 biweekly.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw officially resigned from her position effective immediately.
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times people are acting not as they normally would,” Warshaw said regarding her reasons for her abrupt resignation. “I think it’s best for me and the city that I love to remove myself from the commission at this time and from the mayorship so that the city can move forward and be the best that it can be because I believe in the city.
Dodge City Daily Globe
DODGE CITY, Kan. A Kansas mayor has resigned following backlash to comments she made in a USA TODAY story in support of a mask mandate in her city.
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw, citing concerns for her safety, resigned Tuesday, effective immediately.
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times people are acting not as they normally would, Warshaw said. “I think it’s best for me and the city that I love to remove myself from the commission at this time and from the mayorship so that the city can move forward and be the best that it can be because I believe in the city.
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The mayor of a city in western Kansas announced her resignation, citing threats made against her after she affirmed her support for the city commission s previous decision to implement a mask mandate.
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw announced her resignation on Tuesday, effective immediately, while law enforcement officials have been notified about some of the threats, according to
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times, people are acting not as they normally would,” Warshaw said. “I think it’s best for me and the city that I love to remove myself from the commission at this time and from the mayorship so that the city can move forward and be the best that it can be, because I believe in the city.”