阿肯色州治安官得到165%的加薪,每年将工资提高到19 000美元。
Arkansas justices of the peace get a 165% pay raise, boosting their salary to $19,000 annually.
美国阿肯色州华盛顿县的和平法官们已经批准大幅加薪,
Justices of the Peace in Washington County, Arkansas, have approved a significant pay raise, increasing their salaries by 165%.
这一提高将提高他们的年薪12 000美元,使其增至19 000美元。
This raise will boost their annual salary by $12,000, bringing it to $19,000.
该决定以11至3票表决作出,他们将在法定人数法院每次会议中赚取900多美元的收入。
The decision was made with an 11-3 vote and will see them earn over $900 per Quorum Court meeting.
一些人认为这是改善代表性,而另一些人则认为,这违背了限制会议费用的承诺,本可以资助其他优先事项,如解决监狱过度拥挤问题。
Some see this as improving representation, while others argue it goes against promises to limit meeting costs and could have funded other priorities like addressing jail overcrowding.