City Council, Mayor Ask Voters For A May Raise

Arlington TX

09 February, 2022

6:27 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report February 8, 2022 Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to put raises for the mayor and city council members on the May 7 ballot. Proposition F amends the city charter to increase the mayor's salary to $99,653 annually and council members to $76,727 annually. Also at the meeting, the council unanimously approved the ballot measures for the city bond election. The bond would infuse $560 million into everything from road improvements to land acquisition. The bond gives nearly $370 million to street and mobility projects. The bond grew by $60 million since it was first proposed in May. The budget for street and infrastructure improvements grew by 15% adding nearly $50 million to the budget. The bulk of money for infrastructure improvements will go to designing and building new arterials. Council members urged voters to get involved in the bond process at public input meetings. The charter amendment asking to increase elected officials' pay passed with opposition from two speakers who spoke against the charter amendment. Speakers said council members don't deserve a raise in part because they are new to the office and pay raises should be tied to performance. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.