FLINT, MI -- Flint’s mayor may see a 36 percent increase in her salary after city council failed to vote on pay raises for themselves and her.

Chaos ensued at a special council meeting when 3rd Ward Councilman Santino Guerra brought forth a motion to reject the proposed raises Thursday night. The raises were slated to take effect by Friday, March 22, unless the council voted not to accept them. But there is some disagreement on when they actually kick in..

Guerra said he didn’t think it was appropriate for council and the mayor to get raises when the Water Crisis was still going on.

Mayor Karen Weaver’s salary will increase from $91,801 to $125,000. Council members’ salaries will increase by a couple of thousand dollars each.

First Ward Councilman Eric Mays didn’t agree with Guerra’s motion and began filibustering the meeting by appealing the ruling of the chair or calling points of orders until the meeting adjourned. Sixth Ward Councilman and President Herb Winfrey was not in attendance.

“Ain’t no reason to vote no during this time," Mays said. “I urge my colleagues not to pass this thing (the resolution).”

Mays wanted to table the discussion but his colleagues were concerned about the time-sensitive issue.

“I believe there is a certain time limit on accepting or rejecting this,” 4th Ward Councilwoman Kate Fields said. “If we table it, unfortunately that means it going into effect tomorrow, so I won’t vote to table it.”

There is still confusion about when the raises take place. City Attorney Angela Wheeler stated the Local Officers Compensation Commission met last Friday, March 15, and amended their determination so the 30-day grace period to reject the raises restarted. Wheeler didn’t clarify whether the amended determination was council’s raise, the mayor’s or both.

“You get what you pay for,” 2nd Ward Councilman Maurice Davis said addressing his colleagues . “How dare you try and deny the mayor an increase in her pay?”

The meeting was adjourned when 9th Ward Councilwoman Eva Worthing had to leave for a personal issue. Before leaving Worthing stated she wasn’t in support of awarding raises to council or the mayor.

“A $34,000 raise to the mayor? That’s more than what the city of Flint residents make in a year,” Worthing said. “Given the fact employees have not gotten raises or making what they need to be, I’m voting to reject the raises.”