Council Members Lander, Mark-Viverito, Kallos (l-r) (photo: William Alatriste)
At the first and only City Council hearing on a package of legislation that will raise the salaries of all the city’s elected officials and reform how Council members are compensated, the Council was roundly praised for accepting several reforms long sought by good government groups, but criticized both for raising their salaries higher than recommended and for the the timing of the vote.
The proposed legislation was...