Council May Get Raises Despite Voter Opposition
Voters in Pasadena emphatically said no to a City Council pay raise last year, but council members may have found a way around that.
The council voted on Tuesday to create a subcommittee to propose salary increases for members of the Community Development Commission, whose seven members are the seven members of the City Council. The City Charter requires a public vote to raise council salaries, but not commission pay.
Council members receive $50 for each council and each commission meeting, up to a maximum of $500 monthly. Though no amount was set for a proposed raise, Councilman Chris Holden--who voted against the measure--said City Hall rumors put the new monthly amount at either $2,500 for the mayor and $2,000 for the council members or $3,000 for the mayor and $1,000 for the council.
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