GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB)—Pay increases for Lake City Council members will not have to go through a separate voting process after voters said no to a referendum on Election Day.

If approved, any pay increase would have required a vote separate and independent from the normal budget process.

Fifty-three percent of voters decided not to go that route, allowing council members to approve increases for themselves as part of the city’s overall budget process.

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