ZACHARY - Zachary is proposing a salary increase for city leaders, saying the city's current pay falls behind other areas in the state.

"When you look at inflation, we look at a lot of costs and everything else. We have got to fix this regardless of who the chief, mayor, or council is. We're below a lot of the cities," McDavid said.

During last week's city council meeting, an ordinance was introduced that would increase the salaries of the mayor, police chief, and city council members significantly.

The Zachary Chief of Police currently has a base salary of around $73,000. When you add state supplemental pay, it goes to about $80,000 a year.

The proposed salary increase would make the base salary for the chief of police $89,100, and each year the chief's salary would increase by a thou

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