B0bb3r7 OP t1_irnif3c wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:45 PM

So, now that I came across this 2003 article (edited into the original post), I'm suddenly agreeable to voting yes. If this really was a stunt by Harrisburg as a condition of home rule, it should be removed.

PolyDipsoManiac t1_irucgju wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:31 AM

Am I seeing that their salary is only up to $9000 a year? Had I known this info and their pay I would have voted yes.

B0bb3r7 OP t1_irulq6x wrote on October 11, 2022 at 3:48 AM

They don't receive a salary at all. Article III, subsection 7(a) says:

>County Council Members shall not receive a salary but may receive per-meeting stipends not to exceed in the aggregate $9,000 annually per Member. The aggregate stipend may by ordinance be increased by up to five percent every five years.

Assuming they've regularly passed ordinances for the maximum increase, they'd be approaching an $11k annual stipend.

PolyDipsoManiac t1_irw4la4 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Stipend, whoops. Yes, that’s not very much money. Given that state legislators making over 100 grand just didn’t want political competition I regret voting no, hah

B0bb3r7 OP t1_irykk60 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 12:14 AM

lol, I'm certain it'll come up for vote again.

I agree, the general assembly is loathsome scum. It'd be refreshing to see them actually work to keep their seat.