INDIANAPOLIS -- A proposed raise for the mayor of Indianapolis will not go forward after Mayor Greg Ballard and Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett raised "significant concerns."
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Mary Moriarty Adams, who sponsored Proposal No. 413 – which would raise the mayor's salary by $30,000 a year and council members' salaries by $5,000 – said in a statement Monday she will seek to amend the propose to remove the mayor's salary increase.
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"Since introducing Proposal No. 413, 2015, I have had the opportunity to discuss this matter with both Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration and Mayor-Elect Joe Hogsett’s incoming administration. Both have expressed significant concerns with the section dealing with the Mayor’s salary," Adams said. "Out of respect for these concerns, I will seek tomorrow to amend Proposal No. 413, 2015 and remove the salary increase for the Mayor."
The proposal to raise councilors' salary will remain pending before the council.
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