Cherokee Tribune – Canton city council approves pay raises for mayor members

CANTON — During an often contentious marathon three-and-a-half-hour meeting Thursday night, the Canton City Council voted to increase pay rates for the members of the council and the mayor.

Councilman John Beresford brought the proposed raises to the City Council, which, as of Jan. 1, 2014, will bring the compensation for council members up from $2,100 to $8,000 a year and that of the mayor from $3,000 to $10,000. The City Council approved the raises 4-1, with Councilman Glen Cummins voting against it. Councilman Bob Rush was absent.

Since Beresford brought the proposed raises before the City Council in early May, opponents of the proposal have latched onto the fact that the pay hikes represent more than a 300 percent raise for both the members of the council and the mayor.

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