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Show BtfL Raises Council Salaries the mayor Bountiful elected officials are still not overpaid, according to a recent survey of six Wasatch Front cities of comparable size. Salaries of the other community com-munity councils ranged from a low of $100 to a high of $554 per month. Mayor salaries were substantially higher. UNTIL THE increase approval Wednesday night, the council's salary averaged $166 per month, including the $200 per year expenses account. The average of the other six cities was $316 per month. The study of the surrounding surround-ing cities, it was emphasized, was conducted by another community. Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy said he asked for the results so Bountiful Bounti-ful could compare its standing with other cities, but in no way participated in the survey. THE CITY manager also PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL Fleeted officials, in a surprise move last Wednesday night, lowered their salaries but at the same time increased their expense account by a whopping amount. THE PROPOSAL came from Councilman Paul Allen, but was amended before getting get-ting majority approval of the council. Councilwoman Phyllis Phyl-lis Southwick abstained from voting. The original proposal was to increase the salary of the council coun-cil members from $150 per month and $200 per year car allowance to a salary of $300 per month while maintaining a $200 a year expense account. THE MAYOR'S salary of $300 a month was proposed to be increased to $600 a month, plus the car allowance. But upon the recommendation recommenda-tion of Councilman Robert Linnell, the format was changed to reduce the actual salary of the mayor and council coun-cil but to increase the car allowance allo-wance to a figure that would equal the proposed salary increase. in-crease. THUS, THE final result was to have the council member's salary reduced from $150 to $100 per month but to up the car allowance from $200 a year to $200 per month a total of $300 per month. The mayor's salary was lowered lo-wered from $300 to $200 per month, but the car allowance was increased to $400 a month a total of $600 per month. COUNCILMAN Linnell said he agreed with the increased in-creased compensation for the mayor and council, but noted that the more money paid in salaries, a proportionate amount (22 percent) had to be matched by the city for retirement, retire-ment, social security and workers compensation. "We (council) will never see the benefits of the matching funds and there is no reason for the city to give this money to the state (retirement) for their benefit," said Councilman Linnell. "The smart thing to do would be to have the increase in-crease in the nature of expenses." ex-penses." BUT EV EN with the doubling doubl-ing of compensation to the elected officials from $150 to $300 for council members and from $300 to $600 a month for |