Letter: Vote out officials who would seek pay raises

Is anyone surprised that the Honolulu Salary Commission, appointed by the mayor and City Council, recommended giving the mayor and his department heads 12.5% raises?

It gets worse: The commission recommended a 60.2% raise for the leader of the Council. Did I fail to mention that the Council must approve the raises?

Politics at its best, alive and well in Honolulu. I hope the people who voted will remember when election time comes around and vote these people out.

Morris DeRego

Waipahu

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