(Towson, MD) -- The Baltimore County Council has approved pay raises of 73 percent for incoming members.
According to the Baltimore Sun, that will raise the new members' annual salaries from $69,000 to just under $120,000.
The council also voted to give the next County Executive a raise from $190,000 to $240,000 and increase the Council chair's salary from $77,000 to nearly $130,000.
The vote to approve the council increases was not unanimous, with Nino Mangione and David Marks voting no. Councilman Todd Crandell was absent.
Mangione also voted against the County Executive's increase.
24/7 News Source contributed to this report.
