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Council debates 4% discretionary raises, tax-rate local law timeline and holdover appointment process
Summary
Members questioned a blanket 4% raise for department heads tied to union agreements, discussed the four-step local law process for setting the tax rate, and reviewed steps to convert a holdover elected post to an appointed position; the mayor said the council will address the appointments and salary terms in coming meetings.
Council members debated a proposed 4% across-the-board discretionary raise for department heads, discussed the local-law timeline for setting the city’s tax rate in October and reviewed a separate personnel issue involving a holdover elected official who would become an appointed position.
One council member objected to a blanket 4% discretionary increase for department heads, arguing it could widen pay disparities with union members who perform frontline…
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