Mike had the right idea, but $1,000/month is not sufficient. $25/hr. seems about right, and that would be about $3,250 at 30 hrs./week.

Too little, too late. Glad they get a Token raise! How insulting that now they are making about $8 an hour! Big whoop!!!

Worthless salary increase. It never should have been placed on the ballot.

Until the Mountain View city council rises to a leadership position instead of taking direction from city staff, they remain mere figureheads. Their salaries appropriately reflect their impotence.

This article says that the only vocal opponent of this was Gary Wesley. I guess that the writers don't read their own articles online. I made an extensive argument in the comments section here:

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It appears the writers don't pay attention to Council Meetings either since I also made extensive comments about this issue as seen here:

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Also, I was surprised to see in the voter pamphlet that it said that raising the council's salary would provide for a more diverse council. I think this last election has proved that to be false. From now on, only those that have a lot of money to begin with, and can get the press to at least give them fair coverage, will be able to run, and not many minorities in Mountain View have access to either.


Jim Neal
Old Mountain View