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The Portsmouth City Council unanimously voted this week to raise the mayor and council member pay beginning next July. The move was prompted by legislation passed earlier this year granting localities the ability to raise elected officials' pay for the first time in more than two decades.
Portsmouth city leaders want to formally transition into the Hampton Roads Regional Jail by January. But Sheriff Michael Moore said he's aiming to move the process along even quicker to try and secure the facility and relocate before the start of the holiday season.
Portsmouth's new city manager started his first day on the job Monday. Steven Carter was appointed in March 2024 in a 4-3 vote. He was sworn into the position in April 2024.
Following a closed session spanning more than an hour Monday, members voted unanimously to rescind their appointment of Anthony George as the city's next permanent assessor — a hire made just the previous week during a regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
City Council members are expected to take a vote today on whether to rescind the appointment of the new city assessor, whose hiring was announced just last week.