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Gary City finance committee discusses $10,000 increase for city attorney budget and $50 mayoral donation
Summary
At a May 13 finance committee meeting, staff described a proposed $10,000 increase to the city attorney line item for the 2025 budget and reported a $50 donation to the mayor's donation fund; committee members asked staff to prepare a comparative pay analysis for city positions.
At a Gary City Council finance committee meeting Tuesday, members discussed a proposal to raise the 2025 budgeted salary for the city attorney from $75,000 to $85,000 and recorded a $50 donation to the mayor’s donation fund. Councilwoman Linda Barnes Caldwell, standing in for Finance Committee Chair Mary Brown, presided.
Chief of Staff Dumas told the committee that the $10,000 increase is funded by eliminating an internship position that has been vacant for about five years and reallocating some amounts to fringe benefits, leaving the overall…
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