Council debate resumes over codifying executive pay authority; one member opposes legitimizing past practice
A council member opposed codifying implied executive policy (EPM) authority to grant step increases, citing 2008 and 2015 disputes and solicitor opinions; chair and others said current appointment and step requests are presented to council for approval.
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A council member delivered a lengthy floor statement opposing proposals to codify implied executive policy (EPM) authority that would allow the county executive to grant step increases without council approval. He recounted prior disputes in 2008 and 2015 when raises were awarded without council oversight, cited a solicitor's legal opinion and warned that codification would legitimize a practice he said was never lawfully established.
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