WPCNR FOR THE RECORD. By John F. Bailey. November 1, 2005: In the Battle Hill debate last week, Mayor Joseph Delfino, in responding to a question about salaries stated "The council gave me a small raise this year for  the first time in eight years."

This got WPCNR curious, because we distinctly remembered raises being granted the Mayor, and a diligent researcher,  checking the Summary Budgets at the White Plains Public Library, found the following Mayoral raises. Not only has Mayor Delfino had at least two raises as we pointed out on White Plains Week Monday evening, he has received four. The Mayor's sarlary has risen 16% in eight years of office, and has risen 12% in the last three years. By contrast the Common Council salaries have gone from $30,250 to $35,068 in the same eight year period. 

Salaries of the Mayor's Commissioners have also escalated over the last eight years by twice that percentage, rising as an aggregate from $2,594,250 of the budget to $3,416,958, a 32% Increase. The real numbers:

                                                  Mayor              Council

1997-1998                          $121,000              $30,250
1998-99                                 125,000                31,250
1999-2000                             125,000                31,250
2000-2001                             125,000                31,250
2001-2002                             125,000                31,250
2002-2003                             130,000                32,500 
2003-2004                             134,875                33,719
2004-2005                             134,875                33,719
2005-2006                             140,270                35,068

Increase:                                    %15                %15    


Where there are matching positions, the  commissioners salaries went from $2,594,250 to
$3,416,958  to a %31.71 increase.

The Commssioners by the Numbers

Position	2005-2006			1997-1998		Increase %
mayor	$140,270			121,000		15.93%
Council	$35,068			30,250		15.93%
Assessor	$108,160			85,500		26.50%
Commissioner of Building	$124,302			96,500		28.81%
Deputy Commissioner of Building	$109,831			85,500		28.46%
Budget Director	$130,396			94,500		37.99%
Deputy Budget Director	$110,860			79,500		39.45%
City Clerk	$85,667			64,000		33.85%
Deputy City Clerk	$73,303			54,500		34.50%
Corporation Counsel	$146,287			108,000		35.45%
Chief Deputy Corporation Counsel	$136,501			101,000		35.15%
Deputy Corporation Counsel	$130,360			99,500		31.02%
Executive Officer	$135,200			109,000		24.04%
Commissioner of Finance	$130,396			100,000		30.40%
Deputy Commissioner of Finance	$107,380			81,000		32.57%
Director of Information Services		$113,001
Library Director	$123,950			93,500		32.57%
Personnel Officer		$129,792
Deputy Personnel Officer		$97,344
Physician	$43,749			33,000		32.57%
Director of Parking		$135,200
Deputy Director of Parking		$101,098
Deputy Director of Parking
Commission of Planning	$140,215			104,000		34.82%
Deputy Commissioner of Planning	$107,110			88,000		21.72%
Commissioner of Public Safety	$152,770			115,000		32.84%
Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety	$137,566			100,000		37.57%
Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety		$137,566
Commissioner of Public Works	$147,700			109,500		34.89%
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works	$119,312			90,000		32.57%
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works	$108,840			82,500		31.93%
Commissioner of Purchase	$96,113			72,500		32.57%
Commissioner of Recreation & Parks	$123,410			101,000		22.19%
Deputy Commissioner of Recreation & Parks		$106,285
Service Officer
Commissioner of Traffic	$111,892			84,000		33.20%
Deputy Commissioner of Traffic	$103,065			77,000		33.85%
Director of Youth Bureau	$106,285			71,500		48.65%
Deputy Director of Youth Bureau	$91,000			63,000		44.44%
	$3,416,958			2,594,250		31.71%