Tuesday, May 09, 2006
He's not Boston's favorite local politician
for nothing, folks. At-large city councilor Felix Arroyo just announced
that he'll donate half* of his proposed $12,500 pay raise to charity if it goes
through.
Personally, I wish he'd just given away the whole thing. Still,
this is a commendable and politically savvy move by Arroyo, who was one
of just two councilors (Chuck Turner was the other) to oppose the
pay-raise package that breezed through City Hall with no public input.
It'll be interesting to see if any other councilors follow his lead.
[ *NOTE: I initially wrote that Arroyo was donating the full
$12,500. That's what I get for reading the headline and nut graf and
skimming the rest...Anyway, thanks to Chris Cagle for setting me
straight.]
Here's the full press release:
Arroyo announces he will donate salary increase
BOSTON—
On Tuesday, May 9th, at-Large Boston
City Councillor Felix D. Arroyo announced that he has decided to donate
additional monies received from the recent increase in City Councillor salaries
to charity.
Last week, the Boston City Council voted to increase the
annual salaries of the Mayor of Boston, top Administration officials, and the
City Councillors themselves. Councillors Arroyo and Turner opposed the
increase. The Ordinance increasing salaries has not yet been officially
approved and may need to overcome additional legal obstacles.
If and when the increases occur, Councillor Arroyo has
decided to donate additional net salary received for a period of six
months. He will establish a separate charitable account with those
amounts and make donations to local organizations and individuals dedicated to
promoting peace and/or to improving the lives of Boston’s
youth.
“I opposed the recent decision to increase our
own salaries, since I felt that there were more urgent needs that should have
been fulfilled with those additional monies,” said Arroyo. “I hope that my
decision to donate my personal salary increase will encourage other public
officials in Boston
to do the same.”
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