A surprise proposal to make Sarasota’s city auditor and clerk the highest-paid employee on the city’s payroll is expected to be shelved — at least for now.
The $44,000 raise, quietly added to Monday’s City Commission agenda, would boost Clerk Shayla Griggs’ salary by 25%, from $196,247 to $240,000. That figure exceeds the pay of the city manager, department heads and police chief, and would place Griggs among the highest-paid municipal clerks in Florida.
But after the item began circulating in City Hall and on social media, officials said Thursday it would be withdrawn to allow more time for discussion and additional information…