The order, introduced by Mayor Tom Koch and passed by the councilors, increased the mayor's salary from about $150,000 to $285,000 and councilors' salaries from just under $30,000 to $44,500.

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch proposed a $456 million budget for fiscal year 2026, an 8.6% increase. Debt service accounts for most of the increase, rising by $23 million due to pension obligation bond ...

QUINCY ‒ Another civil liberties group is urging Mayor Thomas Koch to rescind plans for two 10-foot-tall bronze statues of saints on the new $175 million public safety headquarters set to open ...

In June 2024, the council boosted their own salaries by about 50% while hiking the mayor's pay by almost 80%. Koch has not received a raise since 2014. The mayor and councilors later deferred the ...

Mayor Koch maintains that the statues transcend religion due to their longstanding connections with police and fire departments and is prepared to defend them in court. QUINCY ‒ Another civil ...