Twin Tiers Living 489 Posted October 28 Quote Tensions ran high at an Ithaca Common Council budget meeting Thursday as council members voted for funding for a reparations study and an amendment that could potentially increase the salary of the mayor. The meeting included over 20 amendment proposals that made additions and cuts to the current $107 million spending plan that would increase the tax levy by around eight percent. Mayoral salary The meeting, which lasted five hours, ended with three council members leaving the chamber in frustration and refusing to vote on a budget amendment which set aside money to go to the mayor’s salary. The mayor’s salary is currently set at $30,000. The amendment could potentially bring the mayor’s salary to over $60,000. Local law would still need to be changed at a later date for the pay raise to go through. Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo did not take part in the vote or discussion. Read more here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
