The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Monday, December 29, 2008

Lifetime salaries for mayors coming to an end?

Fayetteville aldermen are asking the legislature to revisit the state law that requires cities of the first class to pay their mayors 50 percent of their ending salaries each year for the rest of their lives after they retire with at least 10 years of service. Senator Sue Madison (D-Fayetteville) and Rep. Jim House (D-Fayetteville) are looking into changes.