SECTION 12. SALARIES.
   A.   Council members: The salary of each member of Council shall be $100 per stated meeting as long as said Council member is in attendance except as hereinafter provided. No other compensation of any kind, whether salary or benefits, shall be provided other than reimbursement of mileage when on city business more than twenty-five (25) miles out of the city at the State of Ohio rate for mileage. The maximum compensation for a Council member shall be $5,200 per year. Council members may be paid for up to two excused absences annually.
 
   B.   Mayor: The salary of the Mayor shall be $120 per stated meeting as long as said Mayor is in attendance except as hereinafter provided. No other compensation of any kind, whether salary or benefits, shall be provided other than reimbursement of mileage when on city business more than twenty-five (25) miles out of the city at the State of Ohio rate for mileage. The maximum compensation for the Mayor shall be $6,240 per year. The Mayor may be paid for up to two excused absences annually.
 
   C.   Changes in salary and benefits shall begin at the start of a new term of Council or Mayor.
(Amended 11-4-14)