§ 35.31 COUNCIL.
   (A)   The annual compensation of the President of City Council shall be payable monthly according to the following schedule:
   President of Council
 
Year
Annual Compensation
2023
$8,668
2024
$11,660
2025
$12,126
Subsequent years
$12,611
 
   (B)   The annual compensation of members of City Council shall be payable monthly according to the following schedule:
   City Council Member
 
Year
Annual Compensation
2023
$8,185
2024
$11,000
2025
$11,440
Subsequent years
$11,898
 
   (C)   The Clerk of City Council shall receive compensation at the rate of $1,905.90 bi-weekly for calendar year 2023, $2,071.71 bi-weekly for calendar year 2024, and $2,154.58 for calendar year 2025. There shall also be a Deputy Clerk of Council who may receive the filing of documents that are required to be filed with the Clerk of Council, certify copies of documents on file in the office of the Clerk of Council, sign documents on behalf of the Clerk when the Clerk is unavailable, prepare agendas for Council meetings when the Clerk is absent due to illness or vacation, and substitute at Council meetings when the Clerk is absent due to illness or vacation or all duties, tasks and responsibilities during the training period to become Clerk of Council. A Deputy Clerk of Council shall be compensated at the hourly pay rate set by City Council or shall receive as follows: $25 per month plus an additional $25 when the Deputy Clerk prepares an agenda for a City Council meeting and $50 when the Deputy Clerk attends a City Council meeting in place of the Clerk. The Deputy Clerk may concurrently hold another city position if the appointing authority for that position consents.
   (D)   In the event that state law is changed to increase the amount of earnable salary required for one month of contributing service credit in the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio and the amount of earnable salary required is greater for any month than the salary specified for the President of Council or members of City Council, then the compensation for the President of Council or members of Council shall increase to the salary required for each month to entitle the President of Council or members of City Council to one month of contributing service in the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio.
(‘65 Code, § 137.05) (Ord. 76-85, passed 10-1-85; Am. Ord. 98-187, passed 1-5-99; Am. Ord. 99-157, passed 1-4-00; Am. Ord. 00-019, passed 2-15-00; Am. Ord. 01-088, passed 2-20-01; Am. Ord. 01-055, passed 5-1-01; Am. Ord. 01-173, passed 12-18-01; Am. Ord. 02-094, passed 9-17-02; Am. Ord. 03-004, passed 2-4-03; Am. Ord. 03-128, passed 12-16-03; Am. Ord. 05-002, passed 2-1-05; Am. Ord. 06-001, passed 1-17-06; Am. Ord. 07-004, passed 2-20-07; Am. Ord. 07-160, passed 12-18-07; Am. Ord. 08-147, passed 12-2-08; Am. Ord. 10-141, passed 12-21-10; Am. Ord 11-123, passed 12-20-11; Am. Ord. 12-147, passed 12-18- 12; Am. Ord. 13-090, passed 12-3-13; Am. Ord. 14-189, passed 1-6-15; Am. Ord. 15-004, passed 2-17-15; Am. Ord. 15-155, passed 12-2-15; Am. Ord. 16-152, passed 12-6-16; Am. Ord. 17-124, passed 12-5-17; Am. Ord. 18-097, passed 12-4-18; Am. Ord. 18-105, passed 1-2-19; Am. Ord. 19-126, passed 12-3-19; Am. Ord. 20-106, passed 12-1-20; Am. Ord. 21-100, passed 12-7-21; Am. Ord. 22-137, passed 12-6-22; Am. Ord. 23-078, passed 7-18-23)