During the treasurer's recent budget presentation, Shahinfar recommended reducing his current salary from $98,483 to $60,000 to fund raises between 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent for the 17 staff members in his office. Shahinfar said there's no precedent to dictate the legalities, and the laws on the books protecting salary adjustments mid-term are to shield elected officials from "arbitrary political maneuvers" by budget officials. Since he's in favor of the reduction, he said he doesn't see the issue as long as Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the council are in agreement. The treasurer's salary was set at $45,000 back in the mid-1980s, according to the city charter, and should be increased "by a percentage which is equal to the percentage salary increase provided for nonunionized" city employees. Salaries of elected officials are fixed by local law of the Common Council, and compensation shouldn't be altered during an official's term in office "except as otherwise authorized by state law," according to the charter. New York Municipal Home Rule Law outlines that a mandatory public referendum is required for local laws seeking reductions to elected official salaries mid-term. Steven Leventhal, a municipal attorney in Roslyn, Nassau County, and co-chairman of the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the New York State Bar Association, said typically elected officials who want to reduce their salaries donate the money.
Albany Council Grappling With Treasurer's Proposed Salary Cut
By Amanda Fries, Times Union
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 8:45pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: New York Albany County Albany
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