BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) – Buffalo Mayor Pro Tem Chris Scanlon has hit the ground running in his first two weeks in office. The former Common Council president is serving out the remainder of former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s term through the end of next year.

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This also means that Bryan Bollman, Lovejoy District Council member and President Pro Tem, is the Interim President of the Council.

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But the big question within City GHall is how much should Bollman and Scanlon earn?

City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams told me in a phone call that she sent a letter to the city’s legal department asking for this clarification.

“This is unprecedented and this has not happened before,” he said.

She wrote that “the City Charter says nothing about interim pay/compensation for elected officials.”

“So the intent of the letter was basically to make sure that we are following the correct processes and procedures when it comes to issuing paychecks,” Miller-Williams said.

Here is a breakdown of the salary of former Mayors Brown, Scanlon and Bollman:

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But the question is: Should Scanlon and Bollman’s salary remain the same or should they receive a raise?

During a council meeting Tuesday, members voted to move this letter to the finance committee for further discussion next week. Finance Chairman and Council Member Mitch Nowakowski said the corporation’s attorney has already stated a legal position.

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“As president, I will invite the corporation attorney to attend the meeting since the letter to the corporation attorney has been drafted,” Nowakowaki said.

Nowakowski said the meeting could become an executive session, meaning we may not know what the salary could be for a few weeks.

I contacted the city’s legal department to see what the salary guidance is, but have not heard back yet.