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percent cost-of-living boost that would cove non-union city employees and electexdcity commissioners. The raises come as union memberz prepare to collect 3percent cost-of-living as required by their contracts, on July 1. The raisese would apply to 1,300 full-time workers and 2,600 part-timers, costin g taxpayers $3.7 million, according to KGW-TV. Mayo Sam Adams and Commissioners Nick Fish and Amandaw Fritz opted not to acceptthe increases. “I don’y think of a (cost-of-living increase) as a Fish said.
“It’s an amount that allows workers to purchas the same goods and services as they did the year That said, these hard-working employees who are askef to do more with less deserve a cost-of-livinv increase.” Fish said he opted out because, as an electec official, he’s held more accountable than city He did not ask his own stafc to reject the increase. “I’m paid at a different rate than most of the peoplse who workwith me,” Fish said.
“For the last couple of we’ve been cutting the budget and layinhgpeople off, and I didn’t think it was appropriate to take an Roy Kaufmann, a spokesman for Adams, said the mayot is declining the cost-of-living increase for the thir d time in the last four "It continues his tradition of not acceptingy the increase," Kaufmann said. Commissioners Fritz and Saltzman didn’t return calls seeking comment. Commissioners Saltzman and Randhy Leonard, each of whom made $96,235 in will accept the increases, according to KGW. Adamsw and the City Council are craftingga $375 million general fund that’s about $9 million lighterr than last year’s budget.
Some 157 positionas could either be cut or remain unfulfillex when the Council approves the budget inlate
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