The annual salary of the mayor and part-time council members is set in section 9.05, and shall be automatically adjusted annually for inflation or deflation, as determined by a generally accepted federal government index (e.g., CPI-U). The mayor and council members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties of office. The mayor, but not the council members, shall participate in the city’s employee benefits programs which are available to other management employees. Upon taking office the mayor may elect to participate in the employees’ retirement system, if allowed by ordinance, or may elect not to participate in the employees’ retirement system.
(4-8-08, § A; 4-12-16, § B)