LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – The Mayor and City Council seats will be receiving a $5,000 pay increase after the motion to approve was made during the last council meeting of the year.
This raise would bring the Mayor salary to $20,000 and the council seats to $10,000. However, there is an $2,500 for the Mayor Pro Tem in addition to the council salary.
Ward 2 council representative Kelly Harris said this change was for two reasons: To incentivize younger people to run for their local government and to combat the rise in cost of living…