Two weeks ago, township council considered a proposal that would raise the salaries of Hamilton Mayor John F. Bencivengo and some of the township's top officials.
In a letter to council president Thomas Goodwin released today, Bencivengo asks to withdraw himself from consideration for a pay raise. Bencivengo, who makes $97,978 in his role as the township's full-time mayor, said the proposal was never about his salary and only about some township administrators making less money than their employees.
The letter in its entirety follows.
March 1, 2010
