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Tijuana Mayor's Pay Skyrockets

Anonymous - 4-10-2005 at 06:56 AM

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20050410-9999-1n10...

April 10, 2005

Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon more than tripled his pay so that it now exceeds that of Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy. Hank's pay is now $193,000, according to the Zeta newspaper.

Hank said he is donating his pay to charity, but his top assistants received similar pay boosts. Secretary-General Fernando Jorge Castro Trenti, for example, is making $153,000 instead of $48,000.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party mayor, who took office late last year, never made public the increases until they came out in the media. This followed a pattern of keeping decisions secret: He also bought 100 new police vehicles without going through a public bidding process. Last month, he did not inform city council members he was skipping a council meeting in order to attend the Orquestra de Baja California's well-received concert at New York City's Alice Tully Hall.

bajalou - 4-10-2005 at 07:59 AM

Business as usual.

:biggrin:

Dave - 4-10-2005 at 06:58 PM

Hey, these guys are working hard to protect citizens from the mafia. And the PRI has been out of work for twelve years. A lot of catching up to do.:biggrin: