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VIRGINIA BEACH — A pay increase for members of Virginia Beach City Council is temporarily off the table. The council unanimously agreed to defer a vote on the matter Tuesday night and instructed a city process improvement committee to research the issue further.

Council members had faced a slew of criticism from constituents for considering a raise . At a public hearing last week, several residents said they thought it was unnecessary and the timing was off with some taxpayers feel financially strapped. The salary increase would have gone into effect July 1, 2027.

The current annual salaries of the Virginia Beach mayor and council members are $30,000 and $28,000, respectively. The salary increases, if they had been approved, would have rais

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