(a) In this Section, Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or a successor index.
(b) For members of the Merit System Protection Board appointed after December 31, 2000, the annual salary of the chair is $8,000, adjusted as provided for other members under this Section. The annual salary of the other 2 members is $6,500 adjusted each year on the first Monday in December by a percentage which is 50% of the percentage that the Consumer Price Index for the previous September has changed from September of the previous year. (1969 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 1; 1974 L.M.C., ch. 42, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 44, § 1; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 19, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 3, §1.)
Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 2/12/01 which states that the Council cannot change a public official’s salary during the official’s term in office. Changes to salaries of members of a Board or Commission should be made prospective.