Delray Beach commissioners and the mayor voted Tuesday to nearly triple their salaries in a controversial move at a time when the city faced a budget shortfall.
VOTED TO GIVE THEMSELVESRAISES.
THE CITY COMMISSIONAND MAYOR ARE EXPECTED TO SEETHEIR SALARIES NEARLY TRIPLENEXT YEAR.
SOUTH COUNTYREPORTER MIRANDA CHRISTIANREPORTS ON WHY THEY MAY NOTTAKE THE EXTRA CASH.WITH A 3-2 VOTE THE CITY OFDELRAY COMMISSION AND MAYORAPPROVE A RAISE FORTHEMSELVES.
THE COMMISSION HASNOT APPROVED A RAISE SINCE2006.
12.02 IT COMES DOWN TOTIMING COMMISSIONER RYANBOYLSTON WAS ONE OF THE NOVOTES.
12.12 WE MIGHT BE THEONLY CITY IN AMERICA THAT ISINCREASING THE SALARIES OFTHEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS DURINGTHESE TIMES THE CITYCOMMISSION WOULD GO FROM ANANNUAL 9-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO24- THOUSAND.
THE MAYOR WOULDGO FROM 12- THOUSAND DOLLARSTO 30-THOUSAND ANNUALLY.BOYLSTON SAYS THE CITY ISFACING MAJOR BUDGETINGADJUSTMENT WITH THE PANDEMIC&THEYFOR A $2.2 MILLION SHORTFALL13.25 THIS IS DURING THE SAMETIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLDOUR REQUESTS CUTS INTO THEBUDGE WILL MOST LIKELY RESULTSIN LAYOFFS AND SALARY FREEZESMAYOR SHELLY PETROLIA SAYS THESALARY CHANGES WILL GO INTOEFFECT IN MARCH&AND THEY DONOT HAVE TO ACCEPT IT 1.56 IFTIMES ARE NOT CHANGING AND WESEE THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME,WE CAN SAY WE ARE NOT GOING TOACCEPT THE SALARY SHE SAYS THECOMPARABLE RATE WILL NOW BECLOSER TO OTHER CITIES.
SHEALSO ARGUES THE SALARIES AREBASED ON A 60-HOUR WORK MONTH&WHICH THEY OFTEN EXCEED 5.45THIS JOB IS NOT ABOUT THEMONEY, BUT IT SHOULD COSTCOMMISSIONER MONEY TO DO THEJOB THE NEW SALARIES WILL BEFACTORED INTO NEXT YEARBUDGET.
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