Richmond City Council is poised to get a big salary bump this year, under an ordinance introduced Tuesday that would increase the salaries of council members and the mayor by 80%.
Only a couple residents questioned the salary boost, which the council spent half an hour defending, with each presenting an argument to justify the motion.
“These jobs actually are 24/7 jobs,” said Mayor Eduardo Martinez, whose salary would go from $3,875 a month to $6,875 a month…