THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, June 30, 1995                  TAG: 9506290211
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 10   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY KAREN WEINTRAUB, STAFF WRITER 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   53 lines

ADMINISTRATORS' PAY GOING UP CITY COUNCIL HAS GRANTED RAISES TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THREE OTHER BEACH OFFICIALS.

Three top city administrators will get pay raises of 3 percent and a fourth will receive an 8.7 percent raise, the City Council decided Tuesday.

The council awarded the increases to the four city administrators who report directly to them: the city manager, city attorney, city clerk and city real estate assessor. All other city employees are hired by the city manager or elected by the public, rather than appointed by the City Council.

City Manager James K. Spore will receive a 3 percent raise, elevating his annual pay from $116,246 to $120,000. City Clerk Ruth Hodges Smith will get a 3 percent increase from $52,207 to $53,773. City Real Estate Assessor Jerald Banagan's pay will increase from $61,484 to $63,329.

City Attorney Leslie L. Lilley will get the largest raise, with a 3 percent raise and an additional $5,000, increasing his pay from $87,550 to $95,176.

The council approved the 3 percent raise Tuesday and said they would authorize the remaining money next week.

Lilley will receive more than the others because his salary is so far below the salaries of his peers in other cities, Spore said.

Lilley's salary was about $15,000 below what other city attorneys make, Spore said. Smith's and Banagan's compensation are also below the national average, said Spore who will receive the average salary for his job category once his raise goes through.

Raises for other city employess will be determined by comparing their salaries with those of their peers in other cities. The Human Resources department determined those comparable salaries by studying pay scales of other cities and businesses across the country.

A handful of employees will receive no increases, most will receive between 1.5 and 4.5 percent increases and a few will get 6 percent raises. No salaries will be reduced. ILLUSTRATION: Photos

Spore

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Banagan

Lilley

KEYWORDS: SALARIES by CNB