Delray Beach mayor and city commissioners agreed to move to the next step in potentially approving pay raises for city commissioners and mayor.
The only vote against the measure at first reading is Vice Mayor Ryan Boylston.
POTENTIAL PAY RAISES - AT ATIME OF BUDGET SHORTFALLS.
ANIDEA CREATING QUESTIONS ABOUTTHE TIMING OF IT ALL.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONHAS THE STORY.<< NATS:(VIDEO OFCOMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR VOTING)(VO) THE MAYOR AND CITYCOMMISSIONERS IN DELRAY BEACHJUST AGREED TO MOVE TO THENEXT STEP IN POTENTIALLYAPPROVING PAY RAISES FOR CITYCOMMISSIONS AND MAYOR.
THEONLY VOTE AGAINST THE MEASUREAT FIRST READING IS VICE MAYORRYAN BOYLSTON.
(SOT 53:13) 3SEC NOW IS NOT THE TIME TOADDRESS THIS.
NATS: (VO)BOYLSTON SAYS, CURRENTLY BEINGIN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMICAND THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACHDEALING WITH A BUDGETSHORTFALL CLOSE TO $9 MILLION,HE CAN'T SUPPORT THE INCREASE.(SOT 01:18:00) 7 SEC WE'LL BETAKING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OFFUNDS FROM OUR RESERVES TOBALANCE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.NATS: (VO) I SPOKE WITH MAYORSHELLY PETROLIA THISAFTERNOON.
SHE SAYS THEPOSITIONS OF COMMISSIONERS ANDMAYOR HAVEN'T RECEIVED A PAYINCREASE IN 12 YEARS.
(SOT25:08) 9 SEC MOVING FORWARD ONSOMETHING LIKE THIS ITS BADTIMING AND I DON'T DISAGREE.BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WEHAVEN'T DONE WHAT WE SHOULDHAVE BEEN DOING TO KEEP UP.NATS: (VO) PETROLIA SAYS SHE'STRYING TO GET THEIR PAYCOMPARABLE TO CITIES LIKE BOCARATON AND BOYNTON BEACH.
SHESAYS THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRESTHEM TO MAKE THIS MOVE 6MONTHS BEFORE AN ELECTION.
SHEWENT ON TO SAY THE NEXT TIMETHEY WOULD HAVE A CHANCE FOR APAY RAISE WOULD BE TWO YEARSFROM NOW.
(SOT 26:48) 11 SECWE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE TENTHIS MORNING WITH MAYBE ACOUPLE HOURS BREAK.
I HOPEWE'RE ADDING VALUE AND THATTHE CITIZENS AND RESIDENWILL UNDERSTAND.
NATS: (VO)RIGHT NOW COMMISSIONERS MAKE$750.00 A MONTH OR $9,000ANNUALLY.
THE MAYOR MAKES A$1,000 A MONTH OR $12,000YEARLY.
THE PAY INCREASE FORCOMMISSIONERS WOULD INCREASETO $2,000 A MONTH OR $24,000ANNUALLY AND FOR THE MAYOR$2,500 A MONTH OR $30,000ANNUALLY IF PASSED.
NATS: (VO)BOYLSTON BELIEVES THE BUDGETSHOULD COME FIRST.
(SOT 1:32)20 SEC AS OF RIGHT NOW, WEHAVE PRESSED OUR CITY STAFFWHO'VE ALREADY DONE AFANTASTIC JOB OF CUTTING DOWNTHIS BUDGET, TO PUSH EVENHARDER AND CUT EVEN DEEPER SOTHAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO INTORESERVES A MUCH AS WECURRENTLY PLAN TO DO SO THERECOULD BE CUTS COMING.
NATS:(VO) THE ORDINANCE WILL GO INFRONT OF THE BOARD AUGUST 18THFOR A SECOND READING.
IF THEPAY INCREASE IS APPROVED ITWILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTILMARCH 2021.
IN DELRAY BEACH,TODD WILSON, WPTV NC 5.
Delray Beach commissioners and the mayor voted Tuesday to nearly triple their salaries in a controversial move at a time when the..