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Should city elected officials be paid more?
If money talks and all else walks, then Kyle city leaders could soon have to grab their megaphones.
This week the Kyle City Council-appointed Compensation Committee, which was created by a voter-approved amendment to the city charter, will finalize a recommendation that boosts the monthly stipend for Kyle City Council members roughly ten fold. That recommendation, which is being fast-tracked to be possibly voted on by April 16, includes the possibility of city leaders obtaining health insurance t...