Pay Increases For 2 Manassas Elected Officials Considered By Council

MANASSAS, VA — Pay increased for two elected positions in the City of Manassas will be considered by City Council at its next meeting on Monday.

The pay increases are proposed for the commissioner of the revenue and treasurer. If approved, pay for the two positions would increase by 3 percent, effective April 1. The current salary range for the positions is $100,000 to $159,277.

Salary increases for the two positions can be decided by City Council under the city charter and Virginia code. Pay increases for all general city employees could be decided in the upcoming budget process. City Council will receive the budget proposal Monday from Douglas Keen, the police chief who served as the interim city manager.

The commissioner of the revenue is the official responsible for assessment of property in the City of Manassas. The current commissioner of the revenue is Tim Demeria, who was elected in 2021. A resident of Manassas since 1976, Demeria was a former Manassas School Board member and previously worked as a real estate agent, director at Arrow Travel Agency in Manassas and manager of Centreville Sod in Bristow.

The treasurer is tasked with services like tax payments and parking permits. The city's treasurer is Patricia (Pat) Richie-Folks, who was elected in a 2016 special election. A longtime resident in the Rolling Road neighborhood, Richie-Folks has experience managing a construction company, serving as a substitute teacher for Manassas City Public Schools and working for the Sodexho Corporation, Asian Fortune Magazine and Manassas Ballet Company.