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(a) Notwithstanding any other ordinances or resolutions of the City to the contrary, no person, in the classified or unclassified service of the City, whether elected or appointed, shall solicit, receive and/or deposit, in any City or other account for the use of the City, either directly or indirectly, any contribution of money from any person in the classified or unclassified service of the City, except the directors of the several departments where such contribution is for the use of the City, as a donation, gift or otherwise, without having first obtained the approval of Council.
(b) Any contributions of money collected or on deposit in violation of this section shall forthwith be returned to the persons entitled thereto.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. No. 2320-76. Passed 10-4-76, eff. 10-14-76)
(a) Salaries and compensation of officers and employees of the City, except those required to be fixed by Council, shall be fixed by the appointing authority within the schedule of compensation established by Council pursuant to Charter Section 191, in accordance with ability, fitness, seniority and efficiency.
(b) On and after January 1, 1977, no change in the schedule of compensation so established shall be made except in the following manner:
(1) In case of classified positions an ordinance shall be introduced in Council subsequent to November 15 of any given year and passed not later than the effective date of the annual appropriation ordinance for the year following such November date, which ordinance, when so passed, shall be in effect for not less than one (1) year thereafter.
(c) No change in the rate of any person fixed in accordance with such schedule of compensation shall be made more often than once in any twelve (12) month period except as the result of the change of position of such person.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to operate as a prohibition against the subsequent passage of any legislation relating to the schedules of compensation pending in Council at the effective date of this section or introduced in Council prior to December 31, 1976.
(Ord. No. 1295-77. Passed 5-2-77, eff. 5-3-77)
Any resolution adopted by the Civil Service Commission requiring implementation by Council under the provisions of Charter Section 191 or any other section of the Charter shall be filed with the Clerk of Council. The provisions and conditions of the resolution shall be incorporated by reference as though fully rewritten in any ordinance passed by Council to implement the Civil Service Commission resolution.
(Ord. No. 229-69. Passed 1-27-69, eff. 1-28-69)
(a) Commencing January 1, 1990, the salary of the Mayor shall be eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) per year. Commencing June 1, 1990, the salary of the Mayor shall be eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($82,500.00) per year. The annual salary of the Mayor for the year 1991 shall be eighty- five thousand dollars ($85,000.00). The annual salary of the Mayor for the year 1992 shall be eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($87,500.00). The annual salary of the Mayor for the year 1993 shall be ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00).
(b) Commencing April 1, 1994, the salary of the Mayor shall be ninety-three thousand six hundred dollars ($93,600.00) per year and shall be increased in 1995 and in each year thereafter by an amount which shall be computed by applying that percentage of the immediately preceding year’s salary that is equal to the percentage for increases in salaries and wages established for that year in a majority of the collective bargaining agreements between the City and the various unions recognized by the City. Such increase shall be effective on the same date as the effective date for salary or wage increases in a majority of the collective bargaining agreements.
(c) The salary of the Mayor shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, as provided by Charter Section 69.
(Ord. No. 2534-93. Passed 12-13-93, eff. 12-13-93)
(a) On and after January 2, 1982, and thereafter on January 2nd of each of the years 1983 and 1984, the salary of each member of Council as heretofore fixed by Ordinance No. 2927-76, passed December 20, 1976, shall be increased by the amount of ten percent (10%) over the previous year’s salary and on January 2nd of the year 1985 said salary shall be increased by the amount of five percent (5%) over the previous year’s salary, except that of Council President, as member of Council shall receive twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per annum.
(b) The annual salary of members of Council for the year 1986 shall be twenty-six thousand six hundred sixty-four dollars ($26,664.00). The annual salary of members of Council for the years 1987 through 2005 shall be twenty-six thousand six hundred sixty-four dollars ($26,664.00) adjusted upward by an amount equal to six percent (6%) of the immediate preceding year’s salary, provided, however, that such upward adjustment shall not be made in any year in which a majority of the collective bargaining agreements between the City and the various unions recognized by the City do not provide for salary or wage increases.
(c) Commencing January 1, 2006, the annual salary of members of Council shall be increased each year by an amount which shall be computed by applying that percentage of the immediately preceding year’s salary that is equal to the percentage for increases in salaries and wages established for that year in a majority of the collective bargaining agreements between the City and the various unions recognized by the City. Such increase shall be effective on January 1st of each year.
(d) The salaries of members of Council shall be paid in equal semimonthly installments, as provided by Charter Section 27.
(Ord. No. 85-02. Passed 1-14-02, eff. 1-18-02)
The members of Council shall be entitled to be reimbursed the cost of expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in an amount not to exceed one thousand and two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) per month. Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted monthly in writing to the Clerk of Council. Expenses submitted for reimbursement must be substantiated by written documentation in accordance with guidelines for the reporting of expenses by members of Council promulgated by the President of Council and approved by the rules Committee of the Council based upon the applicable reporting requirements of the federal income tax code for employee expense reimbursement programs. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 171.43, members of Council may be reimbursed for the use of their vehicles in the performance of their official duties at the rate for mileage allowance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, any Council Member may increase his or her Executive Assistant’s hourly rate of pay in excess of the standard rate in effect for Council Member Executive Assistants consistent with the aforementioned Council expense reimbursement policy.
(Ord. No. 621-06. Passed 4-3-06, eff. 4-7-06)
On and after January 2, 1982, the President of Council, in addition to the salary he or she receives as a member of Council, shall receive compensation of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per annum, payable as his or her salary.
(Ord. No. 3061-80. Passed 12-31-80, eff. 12-31-80)
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