Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) is not one of the 17 City Council members who, so far, have said “No, thanks,” to a nearly 10% pay raise this year. But that doesn’t mean he’s oblivious to the annual political dilemma. In fact, he’s proposing a solution to it.
At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Vasquez is introducing an ordinance limiting future aldermanic pay raises to 5% or the inflation rate, whichever is less. The language is similar to the automatic escalator for property taxes that Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushed through council in 2021. The 5% cap would kick in when the new Council is sworn in next spring.
