How would you like to get a 37-percent pay raise? Seattle's mayor wants to give big raises to the city's top employees.

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels believes the police chief, and two of the top utility directors are underpaid, compared to other cities.

But city councilman Nick Licata doesn't think there's money in the budget for that considering the current recession, "There's an element too of sending the right message to our employees who may not be receiving significant increases" Licata said.

In a committee meeting on Wednesday Licata pointed out that King County government has to make employees take time off without pay next year just to make ends meet.

Council members think top city officials should get a much smaller, 4.5 percent pay raise. The full council will decide that, next week.

Seattle's Police Chief makes about $188,000 a year, the Public Utilities director is paid $187,000, and the Seattle City Light Superintendent is paid $225,000 a year.

The man who brought you the $1,000,000 toilet. You elected him. The more you promote this "ass hattery", the more you get, and the more we get as collateral damage. Get rid of this idiot.

+1

He thinks he's hot [censored] on a toothpick but he's really just a cold turd on a telephone pole. F- Mayor Nickles. What a dick.

Did Gill ever find his Glock that was stolen out of his car?

You forgot Big 3 CEOs.

I've been saying this for years. The guy is a complete idiot. He and our city council think money grows on trees.
Million dollar toilets, $600 million for trollies, Comcast monopoly, red light and speeding cameras for your own safety.......the list goes on and on

Maybe he can borrow some money from Gregoire's pet light rail project that was voted down so many times by the public. Yet still managed to get on the building list.

I am all for individuals getting to fullfill their inner most desires, and the oldest profession in the book hasn't been immune to the economic hardship, no pun intended. Some say an hour with the pleasure craft
(in-board propulsion or outboard propulsion optional) is 37% higher than last year, all Nickels is doing is making sure he can regularly visit his transexual, in the john, toe tapping buddy as much as he did last year. Then continue to keep fitrucking all kinds of entities in our great state. Hopefully Washingtonians will learn to posture up and quit willfully bending over for the same initiatives and political "howdayado**** you run around."

Here's another one for ya'.

Douche-tard right there.

Why on earth do you folks keep voting these fuktards in? It makes you look stupid.

Hey now Poodlesmolt... I may be a fuktard but don't lump me in with the the fuktards who actually voted for these people. Worse yet are those who RE-ELECT them.

Word!

No third party candidate, I guess.

You guys hear about his Gun Ban?

Yes, I heard about his gun ban. One of the many reasons he needs to go. He thinks he can over-ride State pre-emption. He is afterall, God incarnate.

So Seattle, once you get out of the fetal position in the front seat of your car because of a few inches of snow, get off your butts and do something to get rid of you guys. Better yet, just abandon your car in I-5, 405 or 520.

The rest of Washington is laughing at you. So glad I left there for so many reasons.

The title of this article just about sums up Seattle, and the first paragraph nails it.

Seattle paralyzed by "chance" of snow....

Because I fracking *refuse* to vote for Mike the Mover, or some other dumb shiat on the Seattle ballot.

Seriously - no one worth their salt has run for a Seattle office in a long while.... especially the Mayor's Office.

Must be due to the quality of the people who live there?

Like what, 1/2 the people on this board?

Ya last time I checked McCleary was #1 in the state for meth production, broken shiat in front yards and farm animals in drag...cheers

I thought Granite Falls lead the State in Meth production?

Perhaps you haven't been to Amboy or Yacolt WA, to me that's the meth capital of WA.... Most of them trickle down to the hatchery hole on the Lewis.....

Keith

That's what I was looking for, a good old small town vs. big town fight!

Glad you all could get into the spirit. Slow day at work.

KK, do Seattle proud, and spell it "McCleary".

You are pretty close with that "closely related" gene pool in McCleary. Most days in the grocery store I can point to most anyone and figure out how I am somewhat related to them. Heck, Curt Cobain is/was even a relative (like my 4th cousin).

They brought me in as fresh blood though, as the family tree had stopped branching.

Merry Xmas and may ur egg nog be strong tonight whether ya live in Mcleeery or Seattle

I would love to KK but im about ready to put on my battle gear, gas up the SUV and go scare some ole ladies driving Yugos at 5mph on I5 as I go to get my kids up north...cheers

The roads are way slicker than they look. I think the warm up and then new snow left some ice. I watched 8 cars pile up trying to drive down 50th (below the zoo). Gotta question somebody's sanity for even trying that one.
Have fun on the Arlington run Keith....that's going to be fun.

Same here ! The roads started to melt ,then the new snow came ,what a mess

Well its a disaster out there but i avoided the tools n made it home...flippin 24+ inches outside Arlington up the Stilly Valley...bet Darrington has 3 feet or more.

Seattle metro area has the worst snow drivers in the history of the world. It is way dangerous just dodging those tools for 30 minutes...Stam you have any work right now?

To think that our roads are still clear..........

Keith

Got back home and we got another few inches so we are at an even foot of snow.

Ahhhhh... Christmas n pearls!