Two more Naperville council members decline raise

Daily Herald report

Naperville City Councilmen Joe McElroy and Steve Chirico have joined Grant Wehrli in submitting waivers to decline a 2.7 percent cost-of-living pay increase.

All eight council members, who are paid between $11,413 and $11,687 a year, are in line for pay boosts based on the city code that matches salaries with the rate of inflation for the Chicago area.

In addition, six councilmen receive roughly $20,000 in annual health benefits and about $100 a month for Internet and cellphone use.

Any council members wishing to reject the increase, which would be retroactive to their May 20 paycheck, must submit a letter of waiver by June 8 to the city’s finance department.