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Residents question $360,000 city manager salary during public comment at Sugar Land council meeting
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to reconsider Sugar Land City Manager Mike Goodrum’s $360,000 compensation for FY2025, calling for benchmarking, transparency and reallocation of funds to city services.
Several Sugar Land residents used the public-comment period at the Dec. 3 City Council meeting to urge the council to reconsider the city manager’s $360,000 annual salary for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2024.
Amina Shaq opened the topic during public comment, noting Sugar Land’s population of about 110,000 and asking whether a $360,000 salary “is reflective of our community’s values,”…
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