Seattle City Council doesn't want to be upstaged by that hovel of Tacoma paying the Tacoma Power Sup. $309,000. Therefore Jorge merits a raise because he's the sup. of the Emerald City Light utility. Some of you guys act like you don't understand how the executive merit system works. How the hell else do you think CEOs that run companies into the ground can be paid multi millions? It doesn't have much to do with how good you are at running a business or agency or utility.