The Wichita City Council blocked Wichita Mayor Lily Wu from fulfilling one of her campaign promises — not accepting any pay raises. The council’s and mayor’s salaries are bundled with other non-union city employees’ annual salaries, although the city’s agenda report did not explicitly say that the mayor and council members would be voting on their own raises, or what their salaries are. They were all set to receive a 4% raise starting next year. As the council complimented city staff on their roles in running the city and prepared to approve the raises during a City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon, Wu stepped in. Wu — whose salary is $125,970 a year — moved to exclude the mayor’s salary from the wage increases. Her motion failed because no one on the council would second it — a requirement under the city’s rules for an item to be voted on.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
