It’s pay-raise time for Baltimore’s elected officials, an annual event that, despite a pandemic, widespread economic hardship and a gaping budget deficit, has become as routine for City Hall denizens as eggnog at Christmas.
Annual salary boosts for elected officials are baked into the law, codified by City Council Bill 07-0612 passed in 2007.
The legislation stipulates that if at least one of the city’s employee groups – be it AFSCME, CUB (City Union of Baltimore), FOP (Fraternal Order of Police), MAPS (Managerial and Professional Society) or IAFF (International Association of Fire Fighters) – receives a pay increase during the current fiscal year, elected officials are entitled to a raise equal to 2.5% of their respective salaries.
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