Elected officials' compensation

Said taxpayers deserve results on sidewalks and lighting first, and asked the mayor not to use campaign funds for candidates.

Argued San Bernardino is the poorest of comparable cities and urged the council to put residents' needs before raises.

A compensation commissioner asked the council not to adopt the 50%-of-judge salary recommendation, questioning whether the role justifies it and noting missing information.

A compensation committee member defended the raise, saying the mayor is the city's leader and face, not a ceremonial figure.

Criticized the council's prior self-raises (~153%) and told members to tighten their own belts before raising the mayor's pay.

A 42-year resident, planning commissioner and former mayoral candidate strongly opposed the raise, calling the San Jose/San Diego comparison not credible.

Water board member and former commissioner supported the recommendation to restore the mayor's salary, saying the commission's vote was informed.

Opposed the increase, saying there was limited and non-transparent information and that doubling pay is unethical during a campaign.