As the city debates whether Oakland's mayor should get a potential $75,000 more in salary on Tuesday, Mayor Sheng Thao said she believes that the city charter mandates the office should get a pay bump, but she should get the low end of the raise.
said she believes that the city charter mandates the office should get a pay bump, but she should get the low end of the raise.
Oakland's Human Resources department recommended the mayor's salary should be increased because this year, it was out of the city charter's range, which states that the mayor’s salary "shall be not less than 70% nor more than 90%" of the average salaries of "city managers/chief executive officers" of six California cities.
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