May 19, 2026
WARWICK TAXPAYERS, HOW MUCH OF A RAISE ARE YOU GETTING THIS YEAR?
5%?
3%?
Maybe nothing at all?
While many Warwick families are struggling with rising property taxes, electric bills, food prices, insurance costs, and gasoline, the FY2027 proposed city budget includes some staggering salary increases for municipal employees and administrators.
Factoring raises, overtime, and seasonal salaries in the city budget, compensation for city workers is increasing by more than $3.5 million.
Here are just a few examples:
- Assistant Superintendent (Sewer)
$75,189 → $95,847
+$20,658 (27.5%) - Executive Director Sewer
$125,628 → $150,330
+$24,702 (19.7%) - MIS Director
$118,669 → $140,000
+$21,331 (18.0%) - Board of Canvassers Clerk
$61,716 → $76,367
+$14,651 (23.7%) - Chief of Staff / Manager
Split between the Mayor's Office and City Planning
$175,310 → $182,636
See the Raises Foley Approved
At the same time taxpayers are being told the city faces rising debt, pension obligations, retiree healthcare costs, infrastructure demands, and hundreds of millions in new school borrowing.
Warwick taxpayers are not against fair pay.
But taxpayers deserve answers:
- Why are some raises approaching 20% to 27% in a single year?
- How many private-sector residents are receiving raises anywhere close to this?
- How much more can taxpayers absorb?
Meanwhile many seniors on fixed incomes are receiving Social Security increases that barely keep up with inflation while they continue paying the taxes that fund these salary increases.
At some point Warwick needs to have an honest conversation about SHARED SACRIFICE.
Taxpayers are being asked to pay higher taxes, absorb rising utility costs, pay more for food and gasoline, and shoulder hundreds of millions in new debt obligations.
Meanwhile many residents, especially seniors and working families, are falling further behind financially each year.
Shared sacrifice cannot apply only to taxpayers. It must also include government, elected officials, administrators, and municipal compensation growth.
If Warwick's long-term financial stability truly matters, then everyone who lives and works in this city must be part of the solution.
Before taxpayers are asked for more taxes, more borrowing, and more debt, there needs to be a serious public discussion about affordability, sustainability, and priorities.
Warwick taxpayers deserve transparency.
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Why This Matters
Taxpayers understand that public employees deserve fair compensation. The problem is not paying employees fairly—it is approving large compensation increases without adequate oversight, long-term financial planning, or accountability to the taxpayers who ultimately pay the bills.
Warwick needs stronger financial controls, greater transparency, and elected officials who ask difficult questions before approving new spending. Responsible government means protecting both taxpayers and the long-term financial stability of our city.
See My Plan for Better Government, Lower Costs and a Stronger Warwick