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Midlothian city council members are pushing for a pay raise, claiming their current workload warrants a bigger paycheck. It’s a controversial move since they’re the ones voting on their own salary, so keep an eye on where your tax dollars are going.
At a glance
Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days.
This will directly increase the city's annual operating budget, meaning more of your tax money is going toward council salaries instead of public services.
The city council members themselves are the primary beneficiaries of this proposed pay hike.
Local taxpayers are the ones footing the bill for these raises without seeing a direct improvement in city services.
We'll include it in your weekly brief whenever the council takes it up.
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