Tinkering in Bell?

Last week I wrote about the City of Maywood, CA turning over the operation of its city to the neighboring city of Bell, CA.

Now this is in from Bell.

BELL, Calif. (KABC) – They make almost a $100,000 per year for their part-time jobs. They are members of the Bell City Council. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office wants to know how they justify those large salaries.

An investigation is now under way into the amount of money paid to city council members in the small community of Bell. It’s far above the amount allowed by state law.

L.A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley is investigating how five council members can be paid $8,000 a month for meeting just two days a month. The D.A.’s investigation is looking at the $100,000 each of the council members, including the mayor, are paid when the state law says it should only be a maximum of $400 a month.

I wonder how the residents of Maywood feel now?

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Academy of Local Politics: The Local Government Pontificator Says:

August 17th, 2010 at 3:25 am




[...] I have previously written about the pay of city officials in the city of Bell, CA. [...]

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