Regalado pledges to cut mayor's pay raise

City Commissioner Tomás Regalado, who is running for mayor, has said his first act if elected as mayor is to cut the mayor's pay-raise of $53,000. The increase was passed in a late-night session through the efforts of former City Administrator Joe Arriola.

"It's a moral decision, given that Miami is still one of the poorest cities in the United States, and the city's income is some of the lowest in the nation," Regalado said.

"Moreover when the City Financial Office is announcing a hiring freeze and told salaried employees they can no longer take compensation days for working more than 40-hour shifts."

Now if he could only do something about pensions. Many people feel that elected officials should not receive pensions.