ASTORIA, Ore. — The Port of Astoria Commission on Tuesday boosted the salary of Will Isom, the agency’s finance director, by 50 percent while he fills in as interim executive director.
The commission appointed Isom to the post after Jim Knight resigned in June.
Isom, who was not at Tuesday’s meeting because of personal reasons, makes $106,000 a year as finance director.
He requested a lump-sum payment of $27,000 each June and December for every six months he fills in as interim executive director. In addition, he requested a guaranteed three-year contract at his current salary plus 3 percent annual pay raises once he returns to being the finance director.
If Isom is fired as interim executive director or during his three-year term as finance director, his entire contract would be honored.
