Arroyo announces he will donate salary increase
BOSTON—
On Tuesday, May 9th, at-Large Boston
City Councillor Felix D. Arroyo announced that he has decided to donate
additional monies received from the recent increase in City Councillor salaries
to charity.
Last week, the Boston City Council voted to increase the
annual salaries of the Mayor of Boston, top Administration officials, and the
City Councillors themselves. Councillors Arroyo and Turner opposed the
increase. The Ordinance increasing salaries has not yet been officially
approved and may need to overcome additional legal obstacles.
If and when the increases occur, Councillor Arroyo has
decided to donate additional net salary received for a period of six
months. He will establish a separate charitable account with those
amounts and make donations to local organizations and individuals dedicated to
promoting peace and/or to improving the lives of Boston’s
youth.
“I opposed the recent decision to increase our
own salaries, since I felt that there were more urgent needs that should have
been fulfilled with those additional monies,” said Arroyo. “I hope that my
decision to donate my personal salary increase will encourage other public
officials in Boston
to do the same.”