(a) The following compensation and salaries shall be allowed and paid to each of the elected officers (which compensation and salaries shall neither be increased nor diminished during the elected officer’s term of office) as follows:
(1) For each officer taking office prior to May 1, 2025:
A. Mayor, per week $50.00
In addition to the above salary, the Mayor shall be allowed and paid five dollars ($5.00) for each hour spent on City business, in or out of the office, between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 4:00 p.m. with the sum so calculated not to exceed the rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per week. In addition, the Mayor shall receive two weeks paid vacation each year.
B. Council Members:
1. For each meeting of the Council, regular or special, attended $50.00
2. For each regular meeting of the Council when absent $30.00
3. For each committee meeting attended $25.00
C. City Treasurer: One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per month plus twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each meeting attended.
D. City Clerk: One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per month plus twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each meeting attended.
(2) For each officer taking office after April 30, 2025:
A. Mayor:
1. Fifty dollars ($50.00) per week.
2. Ten dollars ($10.00) for each hour spend on City, business, in or out of the office between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 4:00 p.m. up to 20 hours per week.
3. For each meeting of the Council, regular or special, attended $50.00.
4. Two weeks paid vacation each year at 20 hours per week.
B. Council Members:
1. For each meeting of the Council, regular or special attended $50.00.
2. For each committee meeting attended $50.00.
C. City Treasurer: Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) per month plus fifty dollars ($50.00) for each Council meeting, regular or special attended and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each committee meeting attended.
D. City Clerk: Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) per month plus fifty dollars ($50.00) for each council meeting, regular or special, attended and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each committee meeting attended.
(3) Commencing May 1, 2026 and May 1 thereafter the fees and salaries of the officers set forth in paragraph (a)(2) shall increase three percent.
(b) The compensation and salaries for all appointed officers and employees shall be set by the annual appropriation ordinance or other appropriate ordinance passed by the City.
(c) All elected and appointed officers and employees, shall be reimbursed for reasonable and documented expenses, such as travel, when on City business.
(d) When the same person holds the elected office of City Clerk and the appointed office of City Collector, that person shall receive the compensation provided for each of those offices.
(Ord. 2008-9-5. Passed 9-10-08; Ord. 2009-9-1. Passed 9-9-09; Ord. 2009-10-1. Passed 10-14- 09; Ord. 2011-4-1. Passed 4-13-11; Ord. 2012-8-2. Passed 8-8-12; Ord. 2017-10-2. Passed 10-11-17; Ord. 2019-8-2. Passed 8-14-19; Ord. 2024-1-2. Passed 1-24-24.)