CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake City Council is considering an ordinance to boost salaries for councilmembers and the mayor. A public hearing on this issue is scheduled for Tuesday.
Currently, the mayor has an annual salary of $27,000. Councilmembers’ salaries are set at $25,000.
Under Virginia law, mayors and city councilmembers have salary caps based on the city’s population. According to the City of Chesapeake’s website, the estimated population was 253,261 as of July 2023. This means councilmembers cannot be paid more than $47,000, and the mayor cannot be paid more than $51,000…