Compromise would phase in raises for Albany County officials
A compromise floated by Albany County lawmakers would split the controversial proposed double-digit raises for the county executive, sheriff and comptroller into smaller chunks over four years. The move — which would trim the cost of the increases by about $115,000 over that span — is aimed at defusing opposition to the lump-sum raises proposed last month by the legislature's Audit & Finance Committee. The committee proposed $15,000 increases next year for all three posts — pay hikes that were... Читать дальше...