Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch will offer a new proposal to the City Council that reduces his approved salary from $285,000 to $225,000 when it takes effect in 2028, according to the Mayor’s Office.

The previously approved salary of $285,000, which was scheduled to take effect when the next Mayoral term begins in two years, had been the subject of a failed citizens’ petition.

In a statement, Koch said, “I’ve been listening and speaking to Councilors and our residents, and I felt it was appropriate to revisit the issue. I appreciate the open, honest and productive conservations we’ve had, and this proposal is a direct result of those conversations. There are far too many important issues in our community – and far too many ways we’re moving forward — to be collectively consumed by this one, eve

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