Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2017-32:  An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, adjusting the salaries of future City Council members by amending Section 1-07-001-0005, Salaries, of the Flagstaff City Code.

           At the December 12, 2017, Special Council Meeting:
           1) Read Ordinance No. 2017-32 by title only for the first time
           2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2017-32 by title only (if approved above)
           At the December 19, 2017, Council Meeting:
           3) Read Ordinance No. 2017-32 by title only for the final time
           4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2017-32 by title only (if approved above)
           5) Adopt Ordinance No. 2017-32

In accordance with Flagstaff City Code Section 1-07-001-0005(B), pertaining to the periodic review of councilmember salaries, the City Manager has convened a five-member citizen committee comprised of the chairs of city commissions to review and provide a recommendation with respect to council members salaries. This review occurs every fourth year, before an election year. The Committee has requested, and received, salary comparisons with other cities and pertinent cost of living information. No sitting member of Council is eligible to receive any salary increase that may be voted upon but would be if he or she is re-elected to office at the next general election. This Committee met on November 16 and December 7, and approved its recommendation as follows:

1)  Adjust the annual salary of the Mayor from the current $36,000 to $38,500, effective upon the beginning of the term of the new Mayor after the next general election in November of 2018.
2) Adjust the annual salaries of councilmembers from the current $24,000 to $25,500, effective upon the beginning of the terms of newly elected councilmembers after the next general election in November 2018.  (Incumbent councilmembers who are in the middle of their current term of office will not be eligible to receive this salary adjustment unless re-elected to office in the general election of November 2020.)

Additionally, the Committee made the following recommendations regarding the travel allowance and travel budgets of councilmembers:

1) Increase the Travel Allowance of the Mayor from the current annual amount of $2,520 to $3,000 effective July 1, 2018.
2) Increase the Travel Allowance of councilmembers from the current annual amount of $1,800 to $1,992 effective July 1, 2018.
3) Increase the City Travel Budget Account for the Mayor from the current annual amount of $2,478.57 to $4,125 effective July 1, 2018.
4) Increase the City Travel Budget Account for councilmembers from the current annual amount of $2,478.57 to $2,750 effective July 1, 2018.

Recommendations 1 and 2 above are reflected in the attached ordinance; recommendations 3 and 4 will be considered during the FY2019 budget process.

The funds required for these council salary adjustments and increases to the council travel allowance and city travel budgets will be addressed in the City Manager's FY2019 budget recommendation.

COUNCIL GOALS:
1) Invest in our employees and implement retention and attraction strategies.
8) Improve effectiveness of notification, communication, and engagement with residents, neighborhoods and businesses and about City services, programs, policies, projects and developments.

None.

1) Implement the recommendations of the citizens commission;
2) Not implement the recommendations of the citizens commission and maintain status quo.

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