Cambridge city council approves 3.59% pay hike for themselves | 24CA News
Cambridge metropolis council members voted to provide themselves a 3.59 per cent increase throughout a gathering on Tuesday evening.
“I think you’ve made a good decision tonight and I think the taxpayers will respect you for that,” Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett mentioned after the council vote handed Tuesday.
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The transfer comes on the suggestion of a citizen committee which was fashioned to take a look at councillors’ remunerations and bills over the subsequent few years.
The wage hike for the councillors comes along with price of dwelling changes that council will obtain however they’re at present paid $42,000, in what is taken into account by town to be a part-time function.
The committee additionally really helpful that if the job of councillor had been to develop into a full-time place, the wage can be between $85,000 and $100,000.
The committee additionally made a number of suggestions on how bills ought to be dealt with together with elevating meal per diems to $95 per day and as much as $1,000 per yr for dwelling safety methods.
Council selected to defer these suggestions as a part of the council expense coverage till September.
