The Naperville City Council will continue having a direct say on non-union employee pay raises by voting on a list of pay raises annually, rather than handing that task over to the city manager.
The status quo decision was reached after a narrow 5-4 vote against an amendment to the Naperville city code that would have given the city manager direct authority in implementing the pay raises.
Council members share why they were “no” votes for the amendment
The vote against the code amendment was cast at the city council’s meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Councilmembers Mary Gibson, Ian Holzhauer, Patrick Kelly, Allison Longenbaugh and Josh McBroom cast the dissenting votes.
“We’re really blessed to have great staff here, and I trust them,” Longenbaugh said. “However, as much as it pains me to say that, we might not always be in that situation. It’s a pretty easy thing to keep on the agenda, and I think it’s important for us to be doing our homework on the dais.”…