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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-3210 SALARY INCREASES FOR MAYOR, ASSISTANT MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS '` ORDINANCE NO. .32 1 1 r AN ORDINANCE increasing salaries for the Mayor, Assistant Mayor, and Councilmembers; amending Section 2.20.094 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1: Section 2.20.094 of the City of Yakima Munic- ipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.20.094 Salary of mayor, assistant mayor, and councilmembers - Fringe benefits. A. Salary of Mayor and Assistant Mayor. The mayor and assistant mayor shall be paid a salary computed and paid on a monthly basis. The salary of the mayor and assis- tant mayor for the two -year term commencing January 1, 1990 and for the successive term thereafter shall be as follows: Term Commencing Salary Per Month Mayor - January, 1990 $855.00 Mayor - January, 1992 $900.00 Assistant Mayor - January, 1990 $650.00 Assistant Mayor - January, 1992 $690.00 Provided, in the event either the mayor or assistant mayor who are elected in January 1990 are not newly elected or re- elected to the City Council, then the salary for such mayor and /or assistant mayor shall be: Mayor - $650.00 Assistant Mayor - $325.00 B. Salaries of Councilmembers. Councilmembers shall be paid salaries computed and paid on a monthly basis. The salaries for councilmembers elected to take office for terms commencing before January 1, 1990, the terms com- mencing January 1, 1990, and the successive term thereaf- ter shall be as follows: Term Commencing Salary Per Month Councilmembers - Before January, 1990 $325.00 Councilmembers - January, 1990 $570.00 Councilmembers - January, 1992 $600.00 C. Provided, that commencing on January 1, 1993, and • thereafter on the 1st day of January of each successive year, the salaries paid to councilmembers, mayor, and assistant mayor shall be increased or decreased for each year according to the following formula. The 1992 salary for the mayor, assistant mayor, and councilmembers established in Subsection B shall be the base. To that figure shall be added an annual adjustment which shall be the percent change in the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index for Seattle Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or the successor to such index, calculated from the previous year's July index to the current year's July index less 1%. For example, the calculation for the increase or decrease in salary for 1993 shall be based upon the indexes from July of 1991 to July of 1992. The annual increase or decrease in salaries for the mayor, assistant mayor, and councilmembers shall continue until such salaries reach no more than $1,000 per month for councilmembers, $1,250 per month for the assistant mayor, and $1,500 per month for the mayor. Thereafter, • such salaries shall remain at the aforementioned levels until changed by ordinance. - 1 - (ord /salaries) Commencing January 1, 1993, the Council may by resolution affirm the annual increase or decrease established by the formula in this Subsection. D. Fringe Benefits. Commencing January 1, 1982, members of the City Council, including the mayor and assistant mayor, shall receive no compensation for serving as • mayor, assistant mayor or councilmember other than the salary provided by Subsections A, B, and C of this Section, and the following additional benefits, which are authorized: 1. Reimbursement for expenditures as provided by Section 2.20.086 of this Chapter; 2. Protection of a five thousand dollar life insurance policy, with the premium fully paid by the City; 3. Protection of Workmen's Compensation Insur- ance coverage under the State Industrial Insurance sys- tem, 4. Protection by a policy of insurance known variously as professional liability insurance or errors and omission insurance, covering Councilmembers acting in their official capacity, with coverage in the same amount as obtained from time to time for the protection of other City officers and employees, with the premium fully paid by the City; • 5. Payment by the City of its portion of Social Security payroll tax on earnings of Councilmembers; and any other benefits expressly required by applicable laws. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its passage, approval, and publica- tion as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this pi day of , 1989. it Mayor ATTEST. C._41"1 11111 City Clerk Publication Date: OCT 1 5 1989 Effective Date: NOV 1 4 1909 - 2 - (ord/salaries)