Denver Mayor Michael Hancock meets with City Council members and other leaders in his office Dec. 18, 2012. Ballots have been mailed for the May 5 city election. (Kathryn Scott Osler, Denver Post file)
Thank you for your recent coverage of the Denver City Council races. But you left out important facts for voters who think elected officials should control government spending, avoid blatant conflicts of interest, and not exploit their elected office for personal gain.
These current City Council members running for re-election recently voted to give themselves a 10.3 percent pay raise (phased in over two years), the highest raise possible under the city charter: Albus Brooks, Chris Herndon, Robin Kniech, Paul Lopez, Debbie Ortega and Mary Beth Susman.
The raise starts July 20 with the new term and also provides a 10.3 percent pay raise for the mayor and the city auditor. City Councilman Chris Nevitt also voted for this pay raise and is running for the city auditor?s office, where his pay would rise to $141,148 in July and $148,061 next year.
These increases will cost Denver taxpayers $546,851 over the next four years.
Marty Jones,Denver
This letter was published in the April 16 edition.
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