EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene, Ore., city manager has cited budget concerns and the uncertain economy as he turned down a nearly $8,700 pay raise from the City Council. Along with other Eugene city employees, Jon Ruiz will collect at 2 percent cost-of-living pay raise. That will bring his annual salary to nearly $174,000 annually.
Now in his third year on the job, Ruiz has rejected merit pay raises twice before for the same reason. On Wednesday, The Register-Guard reports that he received another glowing job evaluation from the mayor and the city councilors, which made him eligible for the latest merit pay raise he declined.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com
