John Minto. Photo / Natalie Slade
The salaries paid to the Auckland Mayor and the council's chief executive would be slashed drastically if one candidate has his way.
John Minto is pushing for a living wage of $18.40 per hour for all council workers.
He says it would be funded by cutting the salaries paid to
the mayor, chief executive and other senior managers.
"We would tie the mayor's salary to four times the living wage, and we would tie the CEO's salary to five times the living wage."
Mr Minto's plan would see the mayor's salary cut from $240,000 a year to $153,000.
