Council duty is a public service, not a career
The city's Charter Commission is recommending that the Dallas City Council and voters increase the salaries of council members and the mayor.In an era of belt-tightening, a proposal to change the Dallas city charter to double the pay of future council members and mayors is excessive and tone deaf.
Dallas City Council members work long hours beyond the time that they spend around the council horseshoe. A decade ago, they were abysmally underpaid, council members receiving $37,500 and the mayor $60,000 annually. Dallas voters responded with a charter change in 2014 that hiked annual council salaries to $60,000 and the mayor’s salary to $80,000.
as the city’s chief executive. San Antonio and Austin, which have council-manager systems like ours, pay their council membersThe next stop for the pay proposal in Dallas is a council vote on charter amendments. If the council approves a pay hike, then Dallas voters would get the final say in November.There’s no certainty that better pay would improve the pool of candidates who are able and willing to shape the city’s direction.
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