In my post yesterday regarding the 6 Proposed Charter Changes that will undoubtedly be approved to be placed on the November 4th,
2014 ballot by the Kenner City Council at Thursday’s meeting, I incorrectly
used the wrong figure regarding the salary of Judges in the 24th
JDC.
Proposed Charter Change #3 would tie the salaries of Kenner’s
elected officials to the salaries of Judges in the 24th JDC and pay
them a percentage of the Judge’s salary.
In my post, I used the figure of $125,000 annually for
Judges in the 24th JDC.
As noted by Nola.com’s Ben Myers, the actual figure is
$143,253, meaning that the actual salary increases are significantly higher
than I had posted.
Under the new figure, which is adjusted annually by the
State Legislature, Mayor Yenni’s salary would increase from $72,500 to $107,440
– a whopping 48% increase or almost $35,000 in real dollars.
Similarly, the Police Chief’s salary would increase to
$100,277; the 2 At-Large Councilmen would see increases from about $26,000 to
$35,813 (plus an additional 2% for the Council President and 1% for the Council
Vice-President AND an additional $6,000 in an auto allowance); and the District
Councilmen would see increases from $20,637 to $28,650 (plus the aforementioned
$6,000 auto allowance).
Under a state law last year pushed by Kenner State Senator
Danny Martiny, judges will also receive salary increases in each of the next 3
years – meaning Kenner elected officials will as well.
Now, tell the truth – wouldn’t you like a 48% salary
increase?
If I would have known that I might have knocked on a few
more doors hustling votes…
If I only would have gotten that Times-Picayune endorsement...
