Southeast : New City Council Scraps Hefty Pay Raise
What the old Compton City Council generously gave itself, a newly seated council has taken away, rescinding a measure that would have resulted in a hefty pay raise.
The City Council in May approved a government restructuring that could have added nearly $5,000 to each council member’s $24,000 annual salary.
The measure was approved less than a month after voters overwhelmingly denied the five-member council full-time status and a substantial raise.
This week, the council’s two newly elected members, Fred Cressel and Delores Zurita, led the charge to reverse the restructuring, joined by Councilwoman Yvonne Arceneaux.
Mayor Omar Bradley, who has declared that he will not run again, voted against the action and Councilwoman Marcine Shaw abstained.
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