SHREVEPORT COUNCIL SALARY INCREASE DOES NOT MATCH INFLATION

Subject: Re: Proposed increase of mayoral salary to $125,000 effective December 31, 2022


The 1978 charter fixed Council members' compensation at $8,400, which is $35,156.62 in 2021 dollars according to this web site maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Councilman John Nickelson

City of Shreveport - District C