Mayor Strickland's salary ranks top 20 in nation

A career in city government is rarely a road to riches, what with the perpetual budget challenges and ethics constraints that go hand-in-hand with public service. Some cities, however, are more generous to their mayors than others.An American City Business Journals analysis of mayoral salaries in 60 major U.S. cities shows a wide disparity in pay in public office. ACBJ's research includes 41 mayors whose budgeted salary tops the $100,000 threshold, including seven who are slated to earn more tha