Thao’s request for a lower raise — and her promise to refund anything in excess — won over some goodwill from her early political adversaries.
Thao has faced several crises during her first six months in office, including her firing in February of the police chief and an impending breakup with the Oakland A’s.
The commission already does so for the city attorney and city auditor, which on Tuesday were approved for their own salary increases. Whether the commission will absorb the mayor’s salary decisions as well is an issue that may be come before voters in November of 2024. A longstanding rule in the Oakland City Charter requires the mayor to receive between 70% and 90% of the salaries earned by the city managers in the “three immediate higher and the three immediate lower cities” by population in California.
“It is my belief that we do not have to continue to do things the way they’ve always been done, and under my administration we’re not going to,” she added. “Oaklanders deserve better.”
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