HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 01-14 2 Maplewood councilmen oppose 10% pay hikes for administrators DISPATCH 2 Maplewood councilmen oppose
10% a hikes for administrators
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City Councilmen John . recon endation until at ed: "If a guy doesn't MURDOCK said 10
Greavu and Norm An- least this Thursday. like what he's getting per cent pay increases
derson say they will vote GREAVU said the h e r e, I'll help him outfadministratorseem
of
against proposed 10 per administrators seem to pack." especially
cent pay increases for be "g e t t i n g all the Both Greavu and An- during a period when
Maplewood's municipal gravy. derson said they could some taxpayers are being
administrators. He said they should support across-the-board laid off from their jobs.
And Councilman Burt get less, while "the guys lump sum pay increases, Greavu said that 11
Murdock indicated he at the bottom" should instead of percentages. administrators in Maple-
may join them. get more. "Unions have been wood are receiving a to-
MEANWHILE,' City "F r a n k 1 y, we have fighting(against)percen- tal$250,000 annually.
Manager Michael Miller gone through lots of tages for a long time," Miller also told the
defended the proposal at staff turnover," Miller Anderson said, "because council hewas
a city council meeting. told the council. ' We it's u n fair. But that questingless thath a s
The council, after dis- have to keep the salaries seems to be manage- nent than
hikeafor
sev-
c u s s i o n, postponed a sup." ment's way of running perpay
vote on the manager's GREAVU interject- things." himself.