City Could Gouge Fees And Taxrate To Give Employees Raises

  City Council is now about to consider gouging the taxrate,water rate,sewer rate and anything else to get more money to give all full time employees a 3% pay increase. A 3% pay increase for a $5,000 a month employee is 5 times in dollar amount that a 3% increase for a $1,000 a month disability check. The math on a 3% increase on a $100,000 a year employee adds up to $250 a MONTH. The City of Lubbock has now reached "off-the-wall" with this proposal. An across the board $50 pay adjustment for all full-time workers would be less costly and still be a bigger cost-of-living increase than most social security checks received.

  City council needs their heads examined.