(A) The compensation of any elective official of the city shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she shall have been elected except when there has been a merger of offices, provided that the compensation of the members of the City Council, a board, or commission may be increased or diminished at the beginning of the full term of any member, whether or not the terms of one or more members commence and end at different times. No elected official may be rehired at a greater salary if he or she resigns and desires to be rehired during the unexpired term of office. He or she may be rehired after the term of office during which he or she resigned at a greater salary. All salaries shall be set by ordinance of the City Council and will be available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk.
(B) The annual salaries of the Mayor and Council of the city shall be as follows:
(1) Mayor: $4000
(2) Council member: $2000.
(C) The annual compensation shall be paid to the elected officials once each year at the end of each year in the month of December; if an elected official does not serve a full 12-month term, the compensation shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
('72 Code, § 1-901) (Am. Ord. 1672, passed - -; Am. Ord. 1865, passed 1-8-04)
Statutory reference:
Compensation for merged offices, see Neb. RS 17-108.02
Compensation of elected offices regulated, see Neb. RS 17-612