Tag: compensation

Our view: One cheer for council pay raise

City council’s unanimous vote at Saturday’s public hearing to minimally raise salaries for Alexandria’s mayor and members of council was a tiny step in...

Potomac Yard Metro station scaled back, Dominion transmission line revisited at...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The Potomac Yard Metrorail Station project will be scaled back to lower costs to an affordable range, City Manager Mark...

Public safety officials say pay is falling short

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Members of Alexandria’s police and fire departments filled council chambers to the brim during a three-hour public hearing Monday afternoon, with...

Council votes to create ad hoc city council compensation study committee

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] City council voted at its Tuesday legislative meeting to create an ad hoc city council compensation study committee. City Manager Mark Jinks recommended...

Taking care of civil servants

Hard times and stagnant pay find city employees in a tenuous position