] Popp had budgeted a 2.5 percent raise for himself, which
] would have boosted it to $56,375 after July 1. But
] Riverview Avenue resident Bill Howard proposed raising
] his pay to $80,000 as part of the city's $12.4 million
] budget for 2003-04.

He deserves a lot more if he can run a huge city like this on only $12.4 million next year. Seriously, doesn't that sound like very little money?