You know, I forgot what it was that I wanted to post on this blog today. I think I was going to write something about the race for mayor in the city of Portland. I confess to being a bit confused. The new city manager was hired at $138,000 a year. This is $20,000 more than what the former city manager was making. The new mayor will receive $66,000 a year.
I assumed that under the new system the city manager would have less authority and less to do. I was mistaken.
Somehow in our budget strapped economy we have found an extra $86,000 a year.
I'll reserve judgment on this till I see how the new mayor form of government will actually work. But pardon me if i seem a bit skeptical at this point.
