"Koch's proposal comes in response to public outcry after the council's finance committee approved a 79 percent raise, from $159,000 per year to $285,000, in June 2024. The increase, which would have also raised each city councilor's salary by 50 percent, was originally supposed to take effect Jan. 1, 2025 but was delayed in October 2024. "I've been listening and speaking to Councilors and our residents, and I felt it was appropriate to revisit the issue," Koch said in a press release Wednesday."
""To be clear, this is about the position of Mayor and not just about me; I haven't even decided to run again. I am being paid $159,141, not the $285,000 as has been widely reported." The initial approved raise to $285,000 was met with backlash from some Quincy residents, who said they were given no say in the amount or percentages of the raises for Koch or the councilors. Though a citizens' recall petition gathered 6,000 signatures, it fell short of the 8,000-signature requirement."
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch will propose lowering his approved salary adjustment from $285,000 to $225,000 effective in 2028. The original raise approved by the council's finance committee would have increased his salary from $159,000 and was delayed from a planned Jan. 1, 2025 start. Koch cited conversations with councilors and residents and said he has not decided whether to run again. A citizens' recall petition collected 6,000 signatures but did not meet the 8,000 requirement. A second petition sought a $183,000 salary, annual 2 percent cost-of-living raises, and voter approval for future pay increases. A consultant had recommended $298,000–$370,000.
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