The City Council appears in no rush to do away with the lucrative stipends that most of its members receive, despite a report by a mayoral commission that found the area was “ripe for reform.”

While the council introduced legislation yesterday to implement a 25% pay raise recommended by the commission, Speaker Christine Quinn was noncommittal in discussing the threemember panel’s other suggestions to change the stipend system and consider making the position of council member a full-time job — which could remove the ability of lawmakers to collect outside income.

With the release of the report, Ms. Quinn is facing increased pressure from groups who have thus far praised her efforts at reforming council practices.

“Obviously, any time there is a report from a mayoral commission that makes recommendations and suggestions about legislative action, we always give those reports thoughtful consideration,” Ms. Quinn told reporters yesterday. She reiterated her support for giving stipends, or “lulus,” of $10,000 or more to council members who hold committee chairmanships and leadership positions. Civic groups have criticized the practice, saying the lulus are used by the speaker to reward political loyalty.

Ms. Quinn said committee chairmen are doing more than “exactly what they were elected to do as council members.”

“It’s appropriate for that person to get an additional stipend for that responsibility,” the speaker said.

Critics have noted that the council has more standing committees than the U.S. House of Representatives and that Congress does not provide stipends to committee chairmen.

The speaker acknowledged that being a council member was “very, very far from a part-time job,” but she would not endorse changing its official status to reflect that.

“The issue for, I think, a constituent is not whether the law says full or part,” Ms. Quinn said as she stood with more than a dozen of her members at City Hall. “The issue for a constituent is have they elected somebody who’s working as hard as they possibly can to represent them, and are they doing a good job? The issue for a constituent is, do I have a full-time council member?”

The speaker is expected to face stiff opposition on both fronts when the council convenes a hearing on the salaries of elected officials sometime in the coming weeks.