Tempe City Manager Rosa Inchausti and City Attorney Eric Anderson could get a pay raise if changes to the contracts for the two are passed.
The city of Tempe has delayed publishing both of the updated contracts and city officials have confirmed that the new contract will not be discussed until the June 25 council meeting.
Item 74A on the consent agenda of the meeting states, “Approve the Amended Employment Agreement for Rosa Inchausti as City Manager.”
The item is not a public hearing item, which means there will be no designated time for public comment and council discussion; however, members of the public can speak about any items on the agenda at the beginning and end of the meetings under the “public appearances” section of the meeting.
Inchausti’s current salary is about $370,000. City Attorney Eric Anderson currently makes $252,000.
Surrounding city managers make similar salaries with Chandler City Manager John Pombier making $375,000 and Mesa City Manager Chris Brady making $350,000 according to contracts obtained by the Independent.
Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher is paid around $415,500 overseeing more than 14,000 employees in a city with an estimated 1.6 million residents. Tempe has less than 200,000 residents and less than 2000 employees.
Madeline Bates joined Independent Newsmedia in 2025 as a Phoenix/Tempe reporter. Before graduating college, she spent a semester in Washington as a Congressional reporter in the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. But local news is where her heart is. She is excited to be in Phoenix full time and exploring new parts of the city (as long as they have AC).
Community: After living in East Phoenix for two years, she fell in love with Paradise Valley, Mesa, Tempe, and everywhere in between. She recently discovered the beauty of the South Mountain Reserve and hopes to continue exploring should the weather comply.
Education: Madeline has a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and a certificate in Political History and Leadership.
Random Fact: She is a self-taught nail tech. No, she cannot do your nails.
Hobbies: Hiking (when its not 100 degrees), fiction writing, cooking, baking and trying new coffee shops.
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