Dunedin chief executive takes salary cut during virus crisis
Dunedin council's chief executive – and her team – have offered to reduce their salaries as the city braces for the full impact of Covid-19.
First-term mayor Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins issued a statement hours before a lockdown was due to take effect, saying rates increases maybe be deferred until at least July 1, 2021.
He also confirmed chief executive Sue Bidrose would reduce her $444,000 annual salary by 15 per cent over the next six months, saving ratepayers $33,300. The executive leadership team members have all volunteered to reduce their salaries in the short term.
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