Honolulu Salary Commission approves double-digit pay raises for city officials
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Honolulu Salary Commission today approved double digit pay raises for a number of city officials including Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the city council. The Honolulu Salary Commission has approved double digit pay raises for a number of city officials, including Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the city council. Council chair Tommy Waters will have his pay increase from around $77,000 to just over $123,000, while other eight council members would see their salary go from about $69,000. The salary commission will meet again on April 25th before the matter is voted on by the city Council.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Honolulu Salary Commission today approved double digit pay raises for a number of city officials including Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the city council.
According to the commission, Mayor Blangiardi's salary would go from $186,000 a year to nearly $210,000.
Council chair Tommy Waters will have his pay increase from around $77,000 to just over $123,000.
While the other eight council members would see their salary go from about $69,000 to a little over $113,000.
Before these increases were approved, the commission listened to sometimes heated public testimony on the matter.
Others who had raises approved include the Prosecuting Attorney and the city's Managing Director.
The salary commission will meet again on April 25th, before the matter is voted on by the city council.
Topics: Hawaii, Honolulu