COUNCIL APPROVES BACK-TO-BACK PAY RAISES FOR ITSELF.Byline: Teresa Teresa of Ávila, St. religious contemplation brought her spiritual ecstasy. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 318] See : Mysticism Jimenez Ji·mé·nez , Juan Ramón 1881-1958. Spanish poet who introduced modernism to Spanish verse. Platero y Yo (1914) is his most popular work. He won the 1956 Nobel Prize for literature. Noun 1. Daily News Staff Writer The City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted itself 5 percent pay raises for the next two years beginning after the April election. Council members now receive $875.16 a month in compensation, a city memo states. The 5 percent raise will increase pay to $918.92 a month. By law, the council is allowed a maximum 5 percent pay increase per year without approval from constituents, said City Manager George Caravalho. However, council members are required to approve the raises before an election to take effect afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here to protect the integrity of the process, he said. Those on the council said the raises certainly are earned. ``On Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Councilwoman Jo Anne Darcy added that she receives calls at work and at home during all hours. ``There are an interminable in·ter·mi·na·ble adj. 1. Being or seeming to be without an end; endless. See Synonyms at continual. 2. Tiresomely long; tedious. in·ter amount of meetings at night, and that's all on my own time,'' Darcy said. ``And then there's the homework - reading, writing letters, writing thank-yous to people.'' Darcy and Klajic estimated they spend an average of 20 to 30 hours a week on city business. When the city incorporated in 1987, the stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st for council members was set at $600 a month, and it has slowly climbed over the years as raises have been approved. Though the council has approved raises for most of the past 10 years, it passed on an increase in years when the city could not afford raises for city staffers, Darcy said. For example, no raises were approved in 1994 and 1995, she said. Council members approved 2.75 percent pay raises for the city staff, including management, last month. |
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