Iron Mountain City Council members will see a pay increase for the first time in 40 years under a city charter amendment approved in Tuesday’s election.

Effective Jan. 1, the new pay scale will be $25 per meeting, up to a maximum of $1,250 per year. The current pay scale, set when the charter was adopted in 1985, is $10 per meeting and a maximum of $500 per year.

Tuesday’s vote was 376 yes to 262 no.

Over the past decade, several attempts to adopt a pay increase had failed. A proposed increase to $30 per meeting and up to $1,500 per year was rejected in August 2024, 565 no to 543 yes.

In contested city elections Tuesday, some council members retained their seats while others were defeated.

KINGSFORD: Joe Groeneveld, the incumbent mayor, received 475 votes in a three-way race for two city council seats, while challenger Angela Olson placed second with 335 votes.

Incumbent Dennis Baldinelli finished out of the running with 295 votes.

IRON RIVER: In a four-way race for two seats on the city council, challenger Martha Burdick was elected with 255 votes along with incumbent Anthony Clements, 213 votes. Finishing out of the running were incumbent Benjamin Garcia, 186 votes, and challenger Mark Polley, 180 votes.

CASPIAN: In a race for two city commission seats, challenger Paul Eident was elected with 64 votes, along with incumbent Michael Stachowicz, 58 votes. Incumbent Ancella Thurston trailed with 44 votes.

NORWAY: Three candidates were on the ballot for three city council seats. Elected were incumbent Jeff Muraro, 251 votes; Sarah Langlais, 228 votes; and incumbent Ricki Steigerwald, 218 votes.

IRON MOUNTAIN: City council members unopposed and reelected were Dale Alessandrini, the incumbent mayor, Ward 1, 169 votes; David Farragh, Ward 2, 147 votes; and Cathy Tomassoni, Ward 3, 176 votes.

GAASTRA: Two candidates were on the ballot for two seats on the city commission. Elected were incumbent Tony Holm, 42 votes, and James Mortl, 31 votes. Richard Holm, the incumbent mayor, was unopposed and received 44 votes.

In West Branch Township, write-in candidate Penny Skogman was the apparent winner in an election to fill a term as township supervisor through Nov. 20, 2026. Skogman received 25 write-in votes while Clarissa Dixon, whose name was on the ballot, received 11 votes.