What is a city administrator? How much do they make? And what do local mayors and city council members get paid?

AMMON – The whiteboard in Micah Austin’s office has an evolving list of daily tasks and focuses. The left side of the board contains a list of the mayor’s priorities in order of importance. On the right is a list of issues on the city council agenda and grants that have been awarded for various projects.

Austin, 41, serves as Ammon’s city administrator. His primary role is to manage the city’s day-to-day operations, which includes communicating with nine department heads, handling all hiring and personnel matters, overseeing the budget and implementing projects and policies set forth by the mayor.

“What I do is entirely without any sort of political influence. My job is objective, nonpartisan and I’m a professional. I went to school for this position. I have a masters in city management,” Austin tells EastIdahoNews.com.

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