From the City of Havre de Grace:
Charter Amendment 279 and 280 went into effect. The set of charter amendments mandate that the salary of City Elected Officials shall be subjected to the approval of city voters. Until now, the process of setting elected officials pay was done by council vote. Charter Amendment 279 and 280 were unanimously passed by the city council on January 17, 2017.
Charter Amendment 279 states, “ANY PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE MAYOR’S SALARY REQUIRES VOTER APPROVAL AT A REGULAR CITY ELECTION AND IS EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.”
View Charter Amendment 279 states: http://ow.ly/zRZ7309J9Oc
Charter Amendment 280 states, “ANY PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE SALARY OF THE CITY COUNCIL REQUIRES VOTER APPROVAL AT A REGULAR CITY ELECTION AND IS EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.”
View Charter Amendment 280: http://ow.ly/OF3k309J9Si
“You elect us, you pay us, therefore it is your inherent right to approve our salaries .” said Mayor Martin.
Great job. Others should take notice.
This is a great step in the right direction. Can the citizens set the amount? Can the citizens lower the amount? These are questions that should be answered before it is put up for a vote. The voter in Havre de Grace don’t have a good track record when it comes to spending the taxpayers money. Look at the last two property purchases and the Opera House boondoggle. Now we have a former mayor wanting to come back and run the city further into the ground verse a current mayor that is spending money like it grows on the trees he want’s to protect at Tydings Park. A former councilman that was one of the faces behind the current water and sewer disaster that everyone is paying for that mistake. Maybe we can get Mr. Craig to throw his hat in the ring so the city can really go off the deep end..