Jim Krumel: Right way, wrong way, government way
Jim Krumel
It simply doesn’t make sense.
How can someone take over a job they’ve never done, and get paid more than the person who previously held the position for 32 years?
That’s what will happen when Lima elects a new mayor in November. The newly elected candidate not only will receive outgoing Mayor David Berger’s $125,811 yearly salary, but on top of that, she or he will get a cost-of-living increase.
The Lima News brought up the possibility of this happening five years ago, but those on City Council at that time took things in a different direction. Instead of passing an ordinance that would set a lower starting wage for a new mayor, council instead decided to cut Berger’s pay from $132,000 to $123,500.