The city’s executive committee has voted against handing the mayor and members of city council big raises and will instead only authorize a cost of living increase of around two or three per cent annually.

A report prepared by a consultant firm had suggested hiking salaries in order to comply with a city bylaw that requires that the mayor and members of council be paid at the 75th percentile when placed among a group of 16 comparable Canadian municipalities, but in a 12-1 vote Wednesday morning executive committee instead opted to only authorize an inflationary increase.

Ward 7 Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti was the only one to vote against the item, telling CP24 after the fact that he felt uncomfortable voting in favour of any raise.

"It shouldn't be the politicians voting their raises in," he said. "Give the public an opportunity to tell us whether or not we deserve a raise. I voted against the two per cent because I don't think it should be us making that decision."

City council will debate the proposed inflationary raises during its May 7 meeting.

If approved, the raises would go into effect in January 2015.

Councillors are currently paid $105,397 while the mayor makes $177,499.

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