Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty and the City Council’s eight members will receive salary increases next month as they try to finalize a budget that could include layoffs, fee hikes and reduced funding across departments.
The raises were unanimously approved this week by the city’s Compensation Commission, which reviews council salaries annually. The city charter directs the commission to set pay that is “reasonable and consistent” with comparable cities.
McCarty’s annual salary will now increase to $184,464 from $164,205. Council members will see their pay grow to $111,324 from $102,793…