(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, the salaries for elected city officials shall be set in conformity with this Charter provision. Such salaries as are presently established may be altered from time to time by the procedures established in this provision.
(b) There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), the first such Commission to be appointed prior to January 15, 1995.
(c) The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) persons who are qualified electors of the city. Members will be nominated from the community at large after the city publicly advertises for nominations from interested organizations or individuals. Appointments from these nominations shall be made by the city manager, and shall serve for two-month terms. The first Commission is to take office January 15, 1995, and new appointments are to be made every two (2) years thereafter, said members to take office on January 15 of the respective year.
(d) All members shall be selected in such a way as to provide for the maximum representation from among the city's diverse economic, environmental, racial, ethnic and cultural groups.
Members of the Commission shall be selected without regard to political affiliation, and should be selected from among persons who have experience or expertise in such areas as government, personnel management, or public administration.
No person shall serve as a member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the City of Tucson, or a parent, sibling, spouse, child or dependent relative of an officer or employee of the City of Tucson.
A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be immediately filled by the manager with an individual possessing the same qualifications as the person originally appointed, and that individual shall serve for the balance of the term of the vacancy so filled.
The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. The city shall provide the Commission with such staff as is necessary to perform its functions and shall provide recordkeeping or other facilities as needed.
(e) The Commission shall, during its two-month term, conduct a review of the salaries of elected city officials. Such review shall be made for the purpose of determining and recommending the appropriate salaries commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the positions covered by such review.
At no time may the Commission recommend a salary for councilmembers which exceeds the salary set for members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors pursuant to A.R.S. section 11-419(A).
At no time may the Commission recommend a salary for the mayor which exceeds one and one-half (1 1/2) times the salary set for members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors pursuant to A.R.S. section 11-419(A).
(f) The commission shall file, no later than March 15, 1995, and no later than March 15th of every second year thereafter, a report of the results of each review conducted by the Commission together with its recommendations. The city clerk shall post the Commission's report in a prominent position at the office of the city clerk for a period of thirty (30) days subsequent to the filing of the report.
(g) The Commission's salary recommendations shall be placed on the ballot for voter approval or rejection at the next general election, and shall be effective only if approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon. If the recommendations are rejected by a majority of the voters at the next general election, the salaries for elected city officials shall continue at their pre-existing levels.
(Ord. No. 8118, eff. 9-7-93)
Editors Note: Proposition No. 100, approved at a special election held on November 2, 1993.