(A) The Auditor of the City of Reading is hereby granted the elective right to choose to become a full- time city employee with full city benefits, as is available to all other similar appointed city employees upon the acceptance and conditions as follows:
(1) The full-time position of Deputy Auditor would be terminated. All salary and benefits as are established for the full-time position of Deputy Auditor shall become void.
(2) The Auditor, assuming the position of a full-time employee, shall assume all day-to-day administrative responsibilities and shall be paid a salary in the amount of $35,000 per year with all benefits available to the said Auditor as available to other appointed positions under elected officials.
(B) Council approves said election of the Auditor to become a full-time paid employee with full benefits for the sole purpose of reducing the overall cost of the operations for the city. The said existing salary established for the elective position as a part-time employee of the city as Auditor shall be terminated and be considered void and the sole salary that the Auditor shall receive shall be $35,000.00 with full benefits.
(C) The Auditor who chooses to become an Auditor with full benefits shall make his or her election to become Auditor with full benefits subsequent to the November general election but prior to the first day of January beginning with his or her four-year term as Auditor. The newly elected and/or appointed Auditor shall perfect notice of his or her election to become an Auditor with full benefits by delivering personally a letter addressed to the President of Council of the City of Reading and delivered to the Clerk of Council of the City of Reading, specifically stating his or her election to become Auditor with full benefits accordingly. In the event of a resignation, death or termination of an Auditor currently serving the city, the newly appointed or elected Auditor likewise shall make his or her election as an Auditor with full benefits prior to having assumed the oath of office and the beginning of the term.
(D) Any newly elected or newly appointed Auditor, upon assuming his or her sworn duties as Auditor of the city, shall be independently granted his or her own election to assume the duties as full-time Auditor or to elect to serve as a part-time Auditor. The position of Deputy Auditor shall be re-established if the newly appointed or newly elected Auditor chooses to be a part-time Auditor. All salaries and benefits as currently exists upon the passage of this section for the position of Deputy Auditor and part- time Auditor shall immediately be reinstated.
(Ord. 2003-67, passed 6-17-05)