Boston City Council gives itself a 14 percent raise

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Annual salaries up $12K to $99.5K

Boston City Council gives itself a 14 percent raise
UPDATED 5:23 PM EDT Oct 28, 2015

BOSTON —The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to give its members a $12,000 raise just days before they go up for re-election -- though most are running unopposed.

The measure, which passed on a 9-4 vote, boosts councilor annual salaries by 14 percent, up to $99,500.

The proposal was submitted by Mayor Marty Walsh and gives his office a $24,000 raise, to $199,000. Walsh, a first-term Democrat, has said he won't accept the pay bump.

The passage places Boston councilors among the best compensated of comparable cities, including Baltimore, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.