Proposed city council pay raises raise eyebrows, Special runoff election for vacant Atlanta city council seat

Political Breakfast from WABE

Hefty pay raises are being proposed for all city council members come 2026, including for the Mayoral position.

The Mayor could see a salary increase from $202K to $271K, and city council members would go from roughly $72K to $127K.

Republican strategist Brian Robinson, the Atlanta Civic Circle's Saba Long and host Lisa Rayam share their thoughts on those raises, and reforms that should come with them.

Plus, early voting starts this Saturday for a December 3rd runoff election, to fill a vacant Atlanta city council seat. It's between former Atlanta Public Schools principal Nicole Evans Jones, and attorney and former APS teacher, Eshé Collins.

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