Facing A Re-Election Fight, Steve Novick Is Taking A Pay Raise for the First Time

Portland Mercury:

It's the first day of the city's fiscal year, and Commissioner Steve Novick is getting a fat raise.

After passing up three years worth of cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to his salary while his colleagues enjoyed them, Novick this year has finally elected to accept his maximum paycheck. The result: a more than $10,000 pay bump. As of today, he's getting paid $114,254 per year, like other city commissioners. His salary had been locked in at $103,521, and his office told the Mercury in May he hadn't decided on whether to change that.

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