There's no doubt that police and fire personnel deserve higher pay for the jobs that require that they put their lives on the line.  However, I don't think a city government should be looking at what Lower 48ers pay their top executives.  How about giving the rank and file a $10-$20,000 pay increase?  It's always the rank and file that get the crumbles after negotiations and they're the first ones putting their lives on the line while their supervisors and managers sit behind a desk answering the phone and standing in front of a camera answering questions by the media.  Come on Assembly, give the little guy a pay raise first.