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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm on the union's side in terms of their pay. It absolutely should go up at least as much as they requested.

While I get that the rhetoric is effective, I do think it's disingenuous to connect it to the council/mayor salaries. The "doubled" council salaries are $24,000/year, which is barely minimum wage based on council hours worked (20-50 hours is apparently average, $24,000 is minimum wage at around 30 hours per week).[/quote]

What is the reason for the increase? Obviously, doubling is not some attempt to match inflation. It looks like they are trying to match the compensation in other nearby local governments. Do they need this increase to attract better councilers?[/quote]

Takoma Park only has 17-18,000 people. We do not need full-time councilmembers.[/quote]

Hours worked wasn't the primary reason in the PowerPoint presentation. Just a list of salaries of nearby local governments. Since council members are salaried, not hourly workers, the discussion of hours doesn't make sense. Higher pay doesn't reduce the hours worked either. Add a council member or two.

https://documents.takomaparkmd.gov/government/city-council/agendas/2020/Meeting-Documents/council-compensation-task-force-recommendations-20200422.pdf[/quote]

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