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Since the Council wasn't eager to alienate these two large unions by refusing their requests, and since the city's tax rate is primarily a function of municipal employee salaries, the Cambridge tax rate skyrocketed as those salaries jumped almost 70 per cent in six years. "This year," Moncreiff says, "we told the police and fireman that we wouldn't approve any increase unless it was first approved by the manager--we've set a precedent." It requires a two-thirds vote by the nine-member Council to establish salaries by ordinance, so Moncreiff is hopeful that there will...
...CHAIRMAN OF the Council's Finance Committee, Moncreiff had a major role in instituting the new system. While the firemen have accepted it, the police remain opposed, and Moncreiff is well aware of that. "I've had some police wives call up and call me a cheesy rat," he says with a smile...
...Moncreiff decided over the summer, with encouragement from his wife, that he could no longer divide his time between the Council and his law practice and remain faithful to both. "I really kind of feel like a heel for not running again," he says. "One of the things the Independents count on is outlasting you, and I regret that...
...Moncreiff lives with his wife and three children a few blocks above Radcliffe, off Garden St. When asked if he had any hobbies, he turned seriously to his wife and asked, "Do I have any hobbies, Liz?" They finally agreed that he enjoys opera and collecting books...
...councilor challenges the view of Gordon C. Strachan, who told the Watergate Committee this summer that young people should "stay away" from Washington. "I think politics is a potentially noble thing to do, and I don't agree that it's dangerous for decent people," Moncreiff says. "I do think it's worth getting involved...