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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) A spokesman says Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson is still evaluating whether the city has enough money available to support a 2.5 percent pay raise for city employees set to take effect on Jan. 1. AL.com reports the raise will cost the city $2.3 million from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. Stimpson's spokesman George Talbot says the mayor has pledged to the employees that he will approve the raise if it is financially feasible. The pay raise was included in former Mayor Sam Jones' budget, which was released less than a week before the Aug. 27 mayoral election, which Stimpson won. At the time, Jones noted employees hadn't had a raise in six years and the increase was to be paid by eliminating $2.4 million used for longevity bonus pay.------ Information from: Press-Register, http://www.al.com/press-register/