LA Mayor Bass says $12.8B budget will focus on homelessness and potholes
Her proposed spending plan gives raises to tens of thousands of city workers while eliminating many vacant positions.
Source: dailynews.com
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Her proposed spending plan gives raises to tens of thousands of city workers while eliminating many vacant positions.
The overall budget proposal is a decrease of nearly $250 million from this fiscal year.
Some employees got a boost to their wages anywhere from 33% to 75%.
An increase in the base rate to $24.15 per hour for all contracts would cost the city an estimated $6.2 million for the remaining fiscal year 2023-24. The money would come from Prop A funds.
The Los Angeles City Council Friday agreed to increase wages for city bus drivers, mechanics and utility workers.