The nice thing about being an emergency manager is that you can wave a magic wand and magical things happen.
And that's apparently what Kevyn Orr did.
Joe Guillen of the Detroit Free Press reports that Orr has granted 5% raises to Mayor Duggan, city council members and other non-union workers. The is effective on the first pay period after July 1.
The Freep reports:
The raise means Mayor Mike Duggan’s pay jumps from $158,559 to $166,487. City Council President Brenda Jones’ salary goes from $76,911 to $80,757 and the other council members’ base pay increases from $73,181 to $76,840.
In normal times, Detroit elected officials’ pay is typically set by an Elected Officials Compensation Commission, the Freep wrote. But these are not normal times, and Orr exercised his broad power.
The Freep reports that Orr gave the raises to bring non-union salaries in proportion with terms of new union deals that restore some city workers’ pay.