Given current economic conditions, Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel says it wouldn't be right for him to accept the $8,000-pay increase he is entitled to receive in 2009. Without the raise, Mandel's annual salary will stay at $135,694, the same amount he was paid in 2008. "I asked people to tighten their belt during the budget, and so it would be improper for me now to say that … I'm going to take a raise, which I don't think is reasonable given the state of the times and the economy," he said. City councillors are also due for a 5.5 per cent pay increase Jan. 1, bringing their annual pay to $79,287. Mandel said his decision is a personal one, and it was not made to pressure council members to follow his lead. Council salaries are revised yearly, based on Alberta's average weekly earnings for the previous year, as reported by Statistics Canada.
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