2.5% Raise Approved For Baltimore Mayor, City Council

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- An early Christmas gift for mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake--a raise!

Today, the Board of Estimates approved a 2.5% raise for the mayor, bumping her salary from $167,000 thousand to $171,000.

Members of the City Council will also see increases in their paychecks.

The raises go into effect January 1, 2016.