1593 - Ordinance - Amending Ordinance 1533 and 1527 City Council CompensationNOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their
regular Council meeting held November 8, 1993.
ORDINANCE NO. 1593
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1533 AND
ORDINANCE NO. 1527 AND ESTABLISHING A RATE OF
COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
PROVIDING LIMITATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF
EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1593 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Port Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed
to any interested person without charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No.
1593 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Michelle Hager
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
November 17, 1993
ORDINANCE NO. 1593
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1533 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1527 AND
ESTABLISHING A RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND PROVIDING LIMITATIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR
REVIEW OF EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. THAT Ordinance No. 1533 and Ordinance No. 1527 are hereby
amended to read as follows:
Effective January 1, 1992 compensation for Port Orchard City
Councilmembers shall be at the rate of Two Hundred Sixty Five Dollars
($265.00) per regular council meeting.
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT - The per meeting rate shall be adjusted
annually as of January 1 based on 100% of the Seattle (CPI-U) Cost Of
Living Index. The index applied will be for the first half year
increase over the previous years first half which is released in late
August.
NON-ATTENDANCE - (A) With the exception of missing a regular meeting
because of an unavoidable primary employment schedule, a council member
will not be compensated for non-attendance of such regular meetings
unless excused by a majority vote of the City Council and no single
council member may be excused for more than 4 meetings per calendar year
(not to include job conflict non-attendance). Acceptable excuses shall
be:
Vacation
Illness
Bereavement
Unusual or unforseen circumstances such as serious illness
in the family; accident or transportation carrier delay.
(B) In the event of three unexcused absences, the Mayor shall appoint a
committee of three Councilmembers to meet with the subject councilmember
to discuss that member's ability to perform the duties of that office
and then return a recommendation to the whole Council as to the
continued retention of that member in the Council.
Ordinance No. 1593
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4. OTHER COMPENSATION
A. Reimbursement for meals shall be allowed if the mutually agreed
time of meeting is during a meal time.
B. Reimbursement for mileage shall be made if the meeting is over a
25 mile distance. This would apply to attendance at an approved
convention or investigative trip.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED
by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authorization of such
passage this 8th day of November, 1993.
ATTEST-
PATRICIA PARKS, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
,/ OHN CLUASON, MAYOR PRO-TEM
SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILMAN GEIGER