(A) Compensation to be paid Aldermen.
(1) All members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, with the exception of the Mayor, shall be paid at the rate of $225 per meeting, not to exceed $450 per month.
(2) Aldermen serving on the Planning Commission, on other bodies, commissions, committees or boards shall not be compensated for that service unless other members of the same type appointment shall also be compensated in which case the Aldermen shall be compensated at the same rate as fellow appointees serving in the same capacity.
(3) Compensation shall be paid commencing with the next fiscal year following the aldermanic public election in 1997, and shall hereafter remain in effect until changed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
(B) Rules and administration for compensation.
(1) For compensation to be paid, attendance shall be for a substantial portion of the meeting and/or discussion of the most important policy issues before the governing board.
(2) The time and place of each regular meeting, special called meeting and work session for which compensation is to be paid shall have first been published in a newspaper of general circulation.
(3) The City Administrator shall be the administrative judge of all issues relating to specific performance of the attendance requirements for compensation. Such decision made by the City Administrator may be altered by a majority of all the members of the governing board.
(2011 Code, § 1-106) (Ord. 07-28, passed 7- -2007)