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East Ferris council agreed to increase the pay for both mayor and council positions. The mayor will receive $2,300 per month, the deputy mayor will be paid $1,419.17 per month, and each month councillors will receive $1,379.17. “What I’m proposing is going to cost a total of $17,360 extra dollars a year,” councillor Terry Kelly said, who raised the discussion to increase the rates higher than those suggested by municipal staff. A pay raise was on the books, and staff suggested the mayor’s pay ri