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Residents urge review of council stipend, call for better fireworks enforcement and raise concerns about housing and festival rules
Summary
During public comment at Glendale's Jan. 13 council meeting, residents asked the council to review a $16,200 stipend policy, suggested incentives for fireworks enforcement, described supportive housing for people with disabilities, requested clarity for festival volunteers, and raised concern about a reported DHS detention center site.
Several residents addressed the Glendale City Council during the Jan. 13 public comment period on issues ranging from council compensation and fireworks enforcement to long-standing community programs and a local rumor about a detention center.
Gary Hirsch, a Cactus District resident, urged the council to review a policy that provides a $16,200-per-year stipend to council members in addition to an $18,000-per-district discretionary fund. He said the stipend "was developed by the previous city manager and enacted secretly in executive session" and asked the council to instruct the city manager to seek public input and replace the policy with one more appropriate for taxpayers. Hirsch cited public records and…
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