Mayor Says He Will Take Pay Raise
Bettencourt will accept the increased salary the City Council voted to give him this week -- a 10 percent pay raise.
He didn't ask for it, but Mayor Ted Bettencourt says he will accept the raise offered him this week by the City Council. Bettencourt said Friday afternoon the amount wasn't out of step with what mayors in Beverly and Salem are paid and therefore was "comfortable" with accepting the higher salary after just one year on the job. Councilors voted 8-2 Thursday during their annual review of the mayor's and councilors' salaries to boost the mayor's base pay to $105,000, which is just over a 10 percent increase. "I knew the meeting was coming up...but I didn't take a position on a raise and certainly didn't ask for one," Bettencourt said. He noted, however, he consistently voted in favor of raising the mayor's salary while a councilor himself. …
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Troy O.
9:42 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Saber, You have no idea what you are talking about. Stop spreading your negative lies about the high school on this board. Either support your stance with PROOF or enough already. Just another helicopter mom who thinks that the outside world is so "dangerous." Go to some other cities around here...it will open your eyes to what REALLY bad schools look like! more ›