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Recall Petition Targets High-Paid Bell Officials

BELL, Calif. (AP) — Residents of the small working-class city of Bell have filed petitions demanding the recall of four of their five City Council members.

City Clerk Rebecca Valdez confirmed Wednesday that the petitions were filed by the Bell Association to Stop the Abuse.

Valdez's office has 10 days to validate the petitions. After that, BASTA will have 90 days to collect the approximately 2,500 voter signatures needed to put a recall measure on the ballot.

BASTA was formed by angry residents after the Los Angeles Times reported four council members were paying themselves nearly $100,000 a year for part-time work and their city manager was making nearly $800,000. Several other city employees also received high salaries.

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