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Romeoville Trustee Ed “Doc” McCartan says it’s time for the board of trustees to get a raise, but it wouldn’t happen until 1999.
McCartan is proposing an ordinance change that would increase trustee pay from $60 per meeting to $80 per meeting.
It also asks for a raise for the village president. The increase would be from $100 per meeting to $110 per meeting, including an increase in pay from $50 to $100 for his role as liquor control commissioner.
In keeping up with the times, McCartan is also proposing that officials who are unable to attend a meeting be allowed to participate via teleconference.
If the Village Board approves the proposal at next week’s meeting, the changes will go in effect for all officials in 1999.