#Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today issued the following statement praising the Bridgeport City Council vote to reject the last-minute pay hikes given to former Mayor Bill Finch and dozens of his political appointees on the last day of the previous administration. (Mayor Finch received a retroactive raise of $17,079.58 retroactive issued November 30, 2015, and a complete list of the raises for political appointees is attached to the end of this release.) The pay raises cost taxpayers nearly $2.5 Million dollars that were not budgeted for during the current fiscal year. They were contained in the latest contract negotiated with the supervisors’ union. “This is a very wise decision by our city councilors to reject these appalling raises…
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