The salaries of all officers and employees of the City, not otherwise fixed, shall be determined and fixed by the City Council in the annual appropriation ordinance.
The annual salaries of the following officers elected in 2023 are hereby fixed as follows:
City Clerk and City Treasurer
Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $161,016.00
Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $161,016.00
Mayor
Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $216,210.00
Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $216,210.00
Beginning with salaries that start January 1, 2024, the annual salaries for the City Clerk, City Treasurer and Mayor specified in this section shall be adjusted for each calendar year by applying to each the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Chicago All Items) ("CPI") published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, provided, however, that if the CPI increases by more than 5 percent in any year, the salary increase shall be capped at 5 percent. The Budget Director or the Budget Director's designee shall determine such rate by comparing the figure for the most recent July with the figure for the previous July. Any adjustment shall take effect at the beginning of the first pay period for the following calendar year, e.g. the change in CPI calculated from 2022 to 2023 shall be the rate used to affect a salary that begins January 1,2024.
The City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor may choose not to have the salary adjusted as set forth in this section for the term of office beginning in 2023 by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose. The notification must be filed no later than May 12, 2023 for incumbents. A person who receives a certificate of election to the office of City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor and who was not the City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor on November 16, 2022, may choose not to have that salary adjusted for the term of office beginning in 2023 by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose prior to taking the oath of office.
The City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor may choose not to have the salary adjusted as set forth in this section for any given year as set forth in this section by notifying the Budget Director in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Budget Director for that purpose. This notification must be received by the Budget Director by September 15 for the choice to be effective for the following calendar year.
The choice shall be irrevocable during the term to which it applies but shall not bind a successor who succeeds to the office for the remainder of the term as the result of a vacancy. Prior to taking the oath of office, an individual appointed or elected to fill a vacancy may choose not to have the salary for the remainder of the term of office adjusted from the salary as set forth in this section by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose. If the City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor elect not to take a salary increase in accordance with this section, the Comptroller is prohibited from making any payment in connection with any such increase.
The salaries of all officers and employees shall be as herein provided regardless of any prior inconsistent statute or ordinance.
(Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 75806; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 20; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 12)