(a) General. Except as provided in subsection (b), the salaries of the members of the County Council shall be as follows:
(1) The Chair of the County Council shall receive, while in that office, an annual salary as follows:
(i) $47,153 beginning the first Monday in December, 2022;
(ii) $48,332 beginning the first Monday in December, 2023;
(iii) $49,540 beginning the first Monday in December, 2024; and
(iv) $50,779 beginning the first Monday in December, 2025.
(2) The Vice Chair of the County Council shall receive, while in that office, an annual salary as follows:
(i) $43,271 beginning the first Monday in December, 2022;
(ii) $44,353 beginning the first Monday in December, 2023;
(iii) $45,461 beginning the first Monday in December, 2024; and
(iv) $46,598 beginning the first Monday in December, 2025.
(3) Each other member of the County Council shall receive, while in that office, an annual salary as follows:
(i) $42,161 beginning the first Monday in December, 2022;
(ii) $43,215 beginning the first Monday in December, 2023;
(iii) $44,295 beginning the first Monday in December, 2024; and
(iv) $45,402 beginning the first Monday in December, 2025.
(b) Limitation. If the rate increases in the annual salaries for the Councilmembers for a particular year exceed the total rate of any cost-of-living adjustment provided to classified employees on the NR pay schedule for that fiscal year, then the salary increases of the Councilmembers shall be limited to the total cost-of-living adjustment for that fiscal year.
(Bill No. 20-22)
Charter reference – § 204.
State Code reference – Local Government Article, § 10-302.
Editor's note – The changes to compensation for members of the County Council made by Bill No. 20-22 apply only for members of the Council elected during the General Election in November 2022 and thereafter.