1524 - Ordinance - Compensation for CouncilmembersORDINANCE NO. 1524 /
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASH INGTON, ESTABLISHING A RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Effective January 1, 1992 compensation for Port Orchard
City Councilmerribers shall be as follows:
RATE OF COMPENSATION
A. Regular Meetings:
B. Committee Meetings
C. Special Meetings:
$190.00
$450.00 Maximum per Council member per
calendar quarter
$30.00 each
1. Those special sessions which are called in accordance with RCW.
II. 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.
III. COMMITTEE MEETINGS
A. Committee meetings shall be scheduled at a time acceptable to the
entire committee in order to be considered a compensable meeting.
B. In the event of the unavailability of one committee member and the
matter to be researched is of an urgent nature requiring a report
prior to the missing member's return, the chairman and other member
may request another council member to attend the meeting.
C. Committee chairman will include attendance information to the City
Clerk on a committee report.
D. Quarterly compensation for committee meetings shall be calculated
according to the following formula:
Total number meetings attended X $450.00 = Amount to be
Total Compensable meetings paid each qtr.
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IV. 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:
1. Vacation
2. Illness
3. Bereavement
4. Unusual or unforseen circumstances such as serious illness
in the family; accident or transportation carrier delay.
B. There shall be no compensation for missed special meetings.
IV. 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 14th day of October, 1991.
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
i
ATRICIA HOWER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILMAN GEIGER