Half Moon Bay City Council Approves Raises
for Top City Officials. While
seeking a $10 million no-interest loan from the state, the Half Moon Bay City
Council on June 16 voted 4-1 to give city manager Michael Dolder
a raise from $150,000 to $186,000. The same generous council voted to raise his
monthly expense reimbursement from $2,500 to $3,500 (a $12,000 yearly
increase). Finance Director Hector Lwin also got a
bump, from a maximum of $100,800 to a maximum of $105,600. Councilman Jim Grady
said, "I can't support an increase when we've just laid folks off." (Cal-Tax: Maybe the city is giving up on
the loan, as this action certainly won't help its case.) (Source: Half Moon Bay Review, June 17.)
Cal-Taxletter, June 19, 2009
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