A proposal to raise the retirement

rate for Fairburn City Councilmen met with harsh resistance from an angry

crowd at Monday's City Council meeting.

The proposal, first proposed

from $13 a month for each year of service to the city to $25 a month.

City clerk Nancy Faulkner sent

a memo to the City Council and Mayor that the increase would cost the

city an additional $49,500 per year.

"Shame on you. You're

only motivated by what you can get," said resident Lawson Sayer.

Sayer accused the City Council

of being greedy and several people stood up to show their support of Sayer's

stand.

During last month's meeting,

Councilman Harvey Melear expressed his disgust over the proposal and said

it was not warranted.

Higgins asked the issue be

tabled until the next meeting, so the Council could study the figures

and make a decision.