SACRAMENTO — While the City of Sacramento considers a wide range of cuts to address a $44 million budget deficit, the mayor and city council are eyeing pay raises.
An independent commission met last week, voting to raise the base salaries for Mayor Kevin McCarty and council members.
The mayor would get a 12% increase, raising his salary from $164,000 to $184,000, while council members would get 8% each, raising their salaries from $102,000 to $111,000…