The Abbeville City Council voted itself each a $400 a month raise, and then increased the mayor's salary by $6,700 a year at Tuesday night's City Council meeting.

It had been 18 years since the City Council voted itself a pay raise.

With the raise, an Abbeville councilman will now make $14,400 a year. Prior to the raise, they received $10,500 a year. The councilman at large will now make $16,800 a year compared to $12,000 before the raise.

The Abbeville mayor is now making $60,700 a year, up from his $54,000 a year salary.



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Abbeville Meridional
By Chris Rosa