12 February 2019

Transparency In The City of Mesa Government: Who's The Richest?

Your MesaZona blogger is not going to tell you . . .It's a new year and we have one new elected member serving the public trust on the Mesa City Council and five other members previously elected, some in their second terms and some in their first terms.
Fortunately, there are required Financial Disclosure Statements submitted to the City Clerk's Office by each of the six members on the City Council. What do we know?
Your MesaZona blogger is not going to tell you . . .
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OPEN GOVERNMENT
Salaries [Earned Income]
City Manager Chris Brady $260,666
$600/month Vehicle Allowance
$110 Cellphone

City Councilmembers earn salaries for the jobs they do:
The mayor earns a full-time salary.
The other six members earn a part-time salary
[Councilmembers got a salary-increase last year.
The Mayor did not receive an increase in salary]
Current Mayor John Giles served previously on the Mesa City Council for one term, 1996-2000, returning to become interim mayor in 2015. His first elected term started in  2015.
Nearly all councilmembers have "other jobs" accounting for earned income or own businesses/investments for income.
Two have been long-term city employees: One for more than 27 years in the Mesa Public Schools and one for more than 31 years in the Mesa Fire Department.
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