(1) In order to equate the compensation of Mayors and Councilmembers with the purchasing power of the dollar, the Department for Local Government computes by the second Friday in February of every year the annual increase or decrease in the consumer price index of the preceding year by using 1949 as the base year in accordance with section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky, which provides that the Mayor in cities of the first class shall be paid at a rate no greater than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum and Mayors in cities other than the first class and Councilmembers shall be paid at a rate no greater than seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per annum.
(2) The City Council shall set the compensation of these officers in accordance with KRS 83A.070 at a rate no greater than that stipulated by the Department of Local Government.
(3) Effective January 1, 2015, the compensation for the Mayor and members of the City Council shall be as follows:
(a) The compensation for the Mayor shall be the sum of One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) per day.
1. The individual duly serving as Mayor shall file with the City Clerk/Treasurer a weekly report of the days devoted to conducting the duties of the office of Mayor.
2. The compensation established herein and received by the duly serving Mayor shall never exceed the maximum amount established by the Kentucky Constitution § 246, as adjusted based on the provisions of KRS 83A.075.
(b) The compensation for a member of City Council shall be the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per month.
(Ord. 93-01, passed 2-15-93; Am. Ord. 2014-04, passed 4-21-14; Am. Ord. 2014-05, passed 4-21-14)
(B) The City Council shall fix the compensation of each appointed city officer in the ordinance that creates the office and may change it by ordinance.
(C) The City Council shall establish the compensation of city employees in accordance with the personnel and pay classification plan ordinance of the city.
(D) All fees and commissions authorized by law shall be paid into the city treasury for the benefit of the city and shall not be retained by any officer or employee.
Statutory reference:
Compensation, see KRS 83A.070 and 83A.075