An proposed ordinance to raise the mayor and city council members’ salaries was continued to the May 6 city council meeting because of a printing error on the April 15 agenda.
The April 15 city council agenda listed the item as the first reading of the proposed ordinance, but it should have been listed as the second reading since the first reading occurred on April 1.
The proposed salary change would not affect the current mayor or council members unless they are still on the council after the November 2028 election.
Earlier this year, Councilman Albert Torres requested an agenda item to consider tying council salaries to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 245.043, as was amended by Senate Bill 116 in the 2025 legislative session, according to a city staff report.
SB 116 sets the salaries in fiscal year 2025-2026 for various county commissioners and other county positions, with the salary for Lyon County Commissioners this fiscal year set at $39,000 annually.
Fernley’s proposed mayor and council salary ordinance, Bill #382, would follow the provisions of SB 116, setting the salary of the mayor to be the same as a Lyon County Commissioner and salaries of the council members to be 80 percent of the mayor’s salary.
The mayor currently earns $30,409 a year and council members earn $15,204, according to City Treasurer Robert Carson. Under the proposal, the mayor serving after November 2028 would receive a raise of $8,591 per year, while future council member salaries would more than double to $31,200.
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