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The Virginia Beach City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday at 6 p.m. regarding a proposed cost-of-living adjustment for elected leaders. Public hearing to be held on pay increase for some elected VB city leaders

2005 was the last time Virginia Beach leaders approved a pay increase for the mayor and city council. In 2006, council members saw their pay rise from $18,000 to $28,000. The mayor’s salary increased from $20,000 to $30,000. Under a new ordinance being considered for 2025, council pay would increase to more than $48,000, and the mayor would earn just under $52,000.

Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer voiced his opposition to this proposal, arguing that "the timing could not be w

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