A Three Percent Headache!
The Indianapolis City County Council is introducing a proposal that would give raises to numerous county and township offices. Proposal 612 would give three percent raises to the County assessor, auditor, clerk, coroner, recorder, surveyor and treasurer. All nine township assessors would also get raises.
This is an exercise in really bad judgment for a number of reasons. First, the raises kick in next year after a number of officials just got elected into their new office. Many of them Democrats, which will raise an eyebrow or two by some members of the public. Secondly, at a time when the County is strapped for cash, no elected official should be taking a raise with county funds. If anything, if you based the pay on performance, I could argue some of these elected officials (i.e. the coroner) owe the taxpayers money.
This is a bad idea that comes at a bad time that could only raise the ire of the taxpayers. Who’s running the show on the second floor?
We need to have a long talk!
By the way, the proposal also takes the salary cap off of Frank Anderson’s salary.
We really need to talk!
