The Council shall fix the salary or compensation of each officer, employee and member of any board or commission of the City. Any such person may be required by the Council, from time to time, to furnish a bond or bonds for the faithful performance of that person’s duties; and the Council may provide that the premium for any such bond shall be paid by the City. The compensation of the Mayor and of each member of the Council shall be fixed at least thirty (30) days before the time for filing nominating petitions for the terms beginning on the next succeeding second day of January, and shall not thereafter be changed in respect of any such terms or any part thereof. The compensation of each other officer, employee and member of a board or commission of the City shall be fixed by the Council and, subject to any contractual rights previously approved by Council, may be changed at any time at Council’s discretion. The Council may authorize the payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by any officer or employee of the City, or by any member of any board or commission of the city, in trips taken or other out-of-the-pocket expenses in the interest of the City.
(Amended November 7, 2006)