Consent 1.E.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/28/2019
- TITLE
- Increase in Mayor and Council Compensation
- PRESENTED BY:
- Brent Brooks
- Department:
- Legal
Presentation:
No
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
On April 8, 2019, the Mayor and Council approved a Council Initiative by Councilmember Cromley to have staff prepare amendments to the current Mayor and Council compensation ordinance. Pursuant to that Initiative, during its May 13, 2019, Regular business meeting at First Reading and Public Hearing, the Mayor and Council approved these amendments to the Council compensation ordinance codified at Section 2-201(a) and (b), BMCC. This compensation has not been increased since 1998. City accounting records indicate that in January of 1998 Council and Mayor Compensation was doubled from $300 to $600 per month for Councilmembers and from $400 to $800 per month for the Mayor.
The approved amendments to Section 2-201(a) and (b) at First Reading reflect an increase in Councilmember compensation from $600 to $1000 per month and also increases the Mayor's compensation from eight $800 to $2000 per month. During the Council discussion at First Reading on May 13, 2019, the Council also approved an amended effective date of January 1, 2022, proposed by Councilmember Cromley. This amendment was made since City Charter Section 3.11 provides that no Councilmember or Mayor compensation may be increased during his or her term of office. Therefore this compensation cannot take effect for any Councilmember or the Mayor until his or her next term. This new effective date is provided in the attached version of the amended ordnance for Second Reading. All approved changes are noted by strikethroughs and underlines in the attached ordinance.
The approved amendments to Section 2-201(a) and (b) at First Reading reflect an increase in Councilmember compensation from $600 to $1000 per month and also increases the Mayor's compensation from eight $800 to $2000 per month. During the Council discussion at First Reading on May 13, 2019, the Council also approved an amended effective date of January 1, 2022, proposed by Councilmember Cromley. This amendment was made since City Charter Section 3.11 provides that no Councilmember or Mayor compensation may be increased during his or her term of office. Therefore this compensation cannot take effect for any Councilmember or the Mayor until his or her next term. This new effective date is provided in the attached version of the amended ordnance for Second Reading. All approved changes are noted by strikethroughs and underlines in the attached ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
City Council may:
- Approve at Second Reading the amended ordinance increasing Mayor and Councilmember compensation together with a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022, or;
- Approve a different amount of compensation increase; or
- Disapprove the ordinance at Second Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The amended ordinance will increase the Mayor and Council compensation by approximately a total of $ 62,400 each year.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Mayor and Council approve the amendments to BMCC, Section 2-201(a) and(b) on Second Reading.