With city employees facing a possible 6.4 percent pay cut, Grand Rapids City Commissioners rejected recommendations by the Local Officers Compensation Commission to increase their own pay rates and that of Mayor George Heartwell.
According to excerpts from the story:
City commissioners rejected raises for themselves and Mayor George Heartwell on Tuesday but let stand a $3,000 hike for City Comptroller Stan Milanowski.
The action followed a decision by the Local Officers Compensation Commission, a residents' group that meets biannually to set salaries for city elected officials. LOCC decisions stand unless the City Commission overturns them.
City commissioners, who are considering a budget that asks city employees to take a 6.4 percent cut in their compensation package, rejected the raises with little debate, thereby freezing their pay for another two years.
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