Chapter 2.36
SALARIES

Sections:

2.36.010    Mayor and councilmembers.

2.36.050    Clerk-treasurer – Attorney.

2.36.060    Cost of living adjustment (COLA).

2.36.010 Mayor and councilmembers.1

The salary of the mayor shall be fixed at $675.00 per month effective January 1, 2016, and each councilmember the sum of $160.00 per councilmember per month whether they attend a meeting or not effective January 1, 2016. All increases shall be realized after the next general election of a council seat or mayor position. (Ord. 1108 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1097 § 1, 2015; Ord. 896 § 1, 2002; Ord. 837 § 1, 1998; Ord. 807 § 1, 1997).

2.36.050 Clerk-treasurer – Attorney.

Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.24.020 et seq., the positions of the city clerk and city treasurer have been combined, and further the positions of city clerk-treasurer and city attorney have been made appointive, with the clerk-treasurer’s salary being set at the time of budget adoption by an ordinance, and the city attorney’s compensation being set by way of mutual contractual agreement between the city and the city attorney. (Ord. 495 § 4, 1978; Ord. 424, § 1, 1972).

2.36.060 Cost of living adjustment (COLA).

During budget preparation the city council shall refer to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and their published Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumer (CPI-U) as presented for Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton unless otherwise noted. This index and its findings may be used as a guide to determine a COLA for all regular full-time employees. The amount to be considered by the city council shall be based on the average of the second half of the previous year’s published CPI-U, and the first half of the current year’s published CPI-U for Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton data. The approved amount may be no lower than two percent of the published CPI-U but shall not be more than four percent.

City council approved internal and external funding sources can be taken into consideration when approving a COLA.

No COLA shall be approved when the city’s revenue from local sales and use tax and/or property tax revenue is estimated to be 20 percent less than the previous year’s collected amount. (Ord. 1178 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1108 § 2, 2016).

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Prior ordinance history: Ords. 424, 481, 482, 495, 583 and 646.