Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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With the Melrose Appropriations Committee passing a motion on Mayor Rob Dolan's request for a 26 percent pay raise Monday night at City Hall, we'd like to know: Do you support the mayor's proposed raise? If approved by the Board of Aldermen at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, Dolan, who currently earns a salary of $99,896, will see his annual pay increase to $125,000 starting in January 2014. Let us know by posting a comment in the comments section below.
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The Melrose Appropriations Committee passed a motion on Mayor Rob Dolan's request for a 26 percent raise during their meeting Monday night at City Hall. The Board of Aldermen will review the order on Monday, Feb. 4.
Updated at 3 p.m. Tuesday: The Melrose Appropriations Committee passed a motion on Mayor Rob Dolan's request for a 26 percent pay raise during their meeting Monday night at City Hall. If approved by the aldermen at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, Dolan, who currently earns a salary of $99,896, will see his annual pay increase to $125,000 starting in January 2014. After hearing from nearly two dozen Melrosians—nearly all of whom supported Dolan's proposed pay raise—and then deliberating the merits of the proposal, the committee passed the motion 8-3. Committee Chairman Donald Conn, Jr. and members Jaclyn Bird and Monica Medeiros opposed Dolan's proposal. In a Dec. 26 letter to the Melrose Board of Aldermen, Dolan requested a pay increase …
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Melrose Appropriations Committee is expected to discuss Mayor Rob Dolan's proposed pay raise on Jan. 28.
The Melrose Appropriations Committee is expected to discuss Mayor Rob Dolan's proposed pay raise on Monday night. The Appropriations Committee is slated to meet on Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber at City Hall. The board set the committee's meeting date during their Tuesday night session. Eight Aldermen will need to vote in favor of the mayor's proposal for it to be approved. In a Dec. 26 letter to the board, Dolan requested a pay increase from $99,896 to $125,000. In a Jan. 15 letter to Aldermen, the mayor wrote, "I respectfully request that this Honorable Board amend Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 48-1. Mayor. Part A. Salary, to read as follows: Effective January 1, 2014, the salary for the position of Mayor shall be $…
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Myron Dittmer
3:53 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Sorry for not responding previously RL.....I was busy on some other blogs......all you bloggers are keeping me pretty busy these days! Hey......I hear what you are saying....I'm not tone deaf.....one of the prime reasons for increasing the salary is to attract competent and capable candidates during the next election scheduled in 2015. My understanding given the current charter that this is the … more ›