(a) Terms beginning January 1, 2020. Members of Council, including the Mayor, whose terms begin on or after January 1, 2020, shall receive an annual salary as follows:
(1) For 2020, four thousand four hundred two dollars ($4,402);
(2) For 2021, four thousand five hundred thirty-four dollars ($4,534);
(3) For 2022, four thousand six hundred seventy dollars ($4,670);
(4) For 2023, four thousand eight hundred and ten dollars ($4,810).
In accordance with the City Charter, these increases do not exceed three percent (3%) per year.
(b) Terms beginning January 1, 2022. Members of Council, including the Mayor, whose terms begin on or after January 1, 2022, shall receive an annual salary as follows:
(1) For 2022, four thousand four hundred two dollars ($4,402);
(2) For 2023, four thousand five hundred thirty-four dollars ($4,534);
(3) For 2024, four thousand six hundred seventy dollars ($4,670);
(4) For 2025, four thousand eight hundred and ten dollars ($4,810).
In accordance with the City Charter, these increases do not exceed three percent (3%) per year.
(c) Mayor and Council President. In addition to the compensation received as a Council member, the Mayor and the President of Council shall each receive an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per year, as set forth in Section 4.03 of the City Charter.
(d) Adjustments. In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Xenia City Charter, Council may, by ordinance, adjust the annual compensation of the members of Council, including the Mayor, but such adjustments shall not exceed three percent (3%). Any ordinance adjusting the compensation of the members of Council, including the Mayor, shall be adopted on or before June 1st of any odd-numbered year.
(e) Limitations. Any adjustment to the compensation of the members of City Council, including the Mayor, shall be subject to the limitations contained in ORC 102.03 and the Council is prohibited from enacting any ordinance that grants any member of Council, including the Mayor, an in-term increase in compensation.
Statutory Reference: ORC 731.07
(Ord. 01-07. Adopted 02/08/01; Ord. 03-01. Adopted 01/09/03; Ord. 05-05. Adopted 02/10/05; Ord. 07-05. Adopted 02/08/07; Ord. 13-20. Adopted 04/11/13; Ord. 17-17. Adopted 04/27/17. Ord. 19-12. Adopted 05/23/19; Ord. 2021-23. Adopted 12/29/21)