Meeker: Allen would accept council's decision on raise

RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker says City Manager Russell Allen will accept any decision that takes away his recent pay raise.

The Raleigh City council has been under fire for approving a 4.75 percent raise for Allen, from $210,000 to $220,000 a year, while extending his contract by a year, through the end of June 2011. The raise comes when all other city employees are facing smaller paychecks.