Assembly member Brenda Josephson’s proposal to reduce assembly pay resulted in an argument about elitism, leading by example and one assembly member storming out.
At a committee of the whole budget meeting June 4, Josephson proposed cutting assembly pay from $125 to $25 per meeting to “show leadership” during state budget cuts.
Borough assembly members are paid a maximum of $225 a month for a minimum of two meetings, and the assembly voted to keep…
