Mayor Lori Lightfoot on defended a proposal included that would tie the salaries of the mayor, city clerk and treasurer to inflation — but cap the annual pay hikes at no more than 5%.
If approved as part of Chicago’s $16.4 billion budget, the bumps proposed by Lightfoot would not take effect until 2024, after officials elected in February 2023 have taken office.
All three elected officials would have to decide each year whether to accept the pay raise, which would track the federal government’s determination of any increase in the consumer price index — but not exceed more than 5% annually, according to the proposal.That means 35 alderpeople will see their paychecks grow 9.6% in 2023, because of the spike in inflation. Fifteen alderpeople rejected the pay hike. The highest paid alderperson will make $142,780 next year, city records show.
Lightfoot’s original budget proposal included a 20.5% pay hike for City Clerk Anna Valencia and Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who are set to see their salaries increase from $133,545 to $161,016. Both Conyears Ervin and Valencia defended the pay hike during their department’s annual budget hearing earlier this month.Contact Heather Cherone:
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