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<br />. AUGUST 1993 .
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<br />BEN CHANCO .STAFF WRllER.. . . government spending, 'it's ~;good ide~;:',-:: .
<br />. '.'~:'" '.'., '''!, . . ,.MaY9rJim Chalmers sa!q of~e decisio!l~ !
<br />S .,: . ..... .,;. ,.......not to go fora'pay raISe. But some.......
<br />.. horevlew el~cted officials UnanlID?US-i' residents have told nlidhey. were' sur::"
<br />I ly refused to give .themselves pay raises .... . pril?ed at 'our.low salaries.: Some. thougbt~:'
<br />'.~.' . last week'~ even If a study showed they' . . I make $40000 a' year as 'mayor." , . :'::.
<br />could have justified getting more ;noney: . .:.' ._' , . ". '" ,.' .': l':':':
<br />".! '. The.decision followed a staff review of '. Chalmers IS paid $6,492 a year mthe:~:'
<br />salaries. of elected officials ildhe'metrO:- . '.part-time job. City Council members C<is--,'
<br />politan ar~a that Showed Shoi:eview'~sig'-;":: '. . sandra Holmstrom; Sandy ~artin;" Mar-} . ,
<br />...'~j.' nificantly below". the average and medi~'. . . sha Soucheray and Ben WI~h~art mak~::' :::L
<br />an'salary levels of. cities of similar size. .$4,872, a year as elected offiCials :of the- . '. : , .' :
<br />'~"In light of public pressu~e to watch.. community o~ 24,912 resid.,e~ts. ",' .~';~:.' :::';
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<br />. A Shoreview staff survey,from information provided. by the Association of Metropoli-..~: ..: .
<br />tan Municipalities. shows the followinginayor ario'.cQuncilsaI<3ries in cities with'i- .
<br />";.sin:i~~r pOPulati~ns~;;..:~.:';:'::~~.~:~:'-';~'-":"'."':' ...:.' ..... '},;;,~ ::;:.: :.;...:,.~::'~:, " ."
<br />City" .... ., '. ...... . "~.;"~".~opulation' . ;,Mayor';"". Council; ~. .... <I'
<br />:Maplewoo(J':..;... ;......: ..'.... ;:. ;'.. "'31:365 :$8,458 .- $7,443'..:-:' .',.
<br />. Brooklyn Center.... ...:;......;.;.. .'.::..28,741 $7.150 .$5,150.,,, ;' > l
<br />Fridley';'.. .~'. "'" ......... ..';......;. :,........28,313 $8,400.' '.. ...$6.100::.'. '.': r
<br />Lakeville ,........... '.:'. .' . .: ".:' . '. . ;; ;.: 26.408 . $8,400 . .. : $7.200'..;' ;. . ,!
<br />Shoreview ....... ::...... ..... ,........ ..24,912$6,492 ..$4,872"~" :1
<br />'WhiteBearLake ...;................24,450 $4,800' $3,600:. .(
<br />Crystal........................ ....:...23,771$7,421. $5.626.... I
<br />Cottage Grove.. .. . . . . . . . . . '.' . . .;. . : . 23.715 . $6,600$4.800:-:" ;:
<br />Inver Grove Heights.. : : . . . . . . : . . . . . . : . 23.370 $7,000 $6,000~:': ..'1' I
<br />NewBrighton......................'...22,253 $7,200: $5,580"~ ~.
<br />New Hope . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,715 $8,280.'. $5.860'; ·
<br />Woodbury. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 21,392 $4.920 $3.600 '.:. . I
<br />Golden Valley. . . . . . . . . .' ; . . ., . . . . . . . . . 20.889 $9,105 . $6,815: , '. .i
<br />South 51. Paul ................ .,:.....20,264$7,200 .$4.200.... 1"1
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