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CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: August 21, 2017
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of approval of an ordinance to amend Chapter 110,
Establishing the Salaries of Municipal Officers, by amending Section
110.1, Council Members, and Section 110.2, Mayor, concerning salaries
[introduction, first reading]
FORMAT: Ordinance
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: At the 08/14/2017 special meeting, the Waukee City
Council discussed a salary increase for elected officials:
Elected official compensation – City Clerk Schuett presented a
survey of elected official salaries in other metro-area communities.
After some discussion, the council agreed to annual salaries of
$8,000 for council members and $12,000 for the mayor, with an
annual CPI increase.
The proposed $8,000 annual salary for council members does not divide
evenly into twelve payments; therefore, City staff has taken the liberty of
increasing that annual salary to $8,004.00, creating a monthly salary of
$667.00.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS: $8,004.00 annually for
each council member; $12,000.00 annually for the mayor. The proposed
ordinance includes an annual CIP adjustment. The salary increases
would not go into effect until January 1, 2018 for council members and
January 1, 2020 for the mayor.
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: Staff would recommend approval of the first
consideration of the ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Introduce the ordinance and approve the first reading in title only.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Ordinance
II. Elected official salary comparison
PREPARED BY: Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 110, ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES OF
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, BY AMENDING SECTION 110.1, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
AND SECTION 110.2, MAYOR, CONCERNING SALARIES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1: Chapter 110, Establishing the Salaries of Municipal Officers, Section 110.1,
is amended as follows:
§110.1 Council members. The salary of each council member including the
Mayor Pro Tem shall be $667.00 per month. Each calendar year this compensation amount
shall be adjusted by no less than 1% and no greater than 3% equal to the increase in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. City Average, all items NSA) for the calendar year
immediately preceding the increase in compensation, rounded to the closest $1.00.
Section 2: Chapter 110, Establishing the Salaries of Municipal Officers, Section 110.2,
is amended as follows:
§110.2 Mayor. The salary of the mayor shall be $1,000.00 per month. Each
calendar year this compensation amount shall be adjusted by no less than 1% and no greater
than 3% equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. City Average, all items
NSA) for the calendar year immediately preceding the increase in compensation, rounded to the
closest $1.00.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law. The increases shall not take effect until
January 1, 2018 for council members and January 1, 2020 for mayor.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of ________, 2017, and approved this ___ day of _______,
2017.
William F. Peard, Mayor
Attest:
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR NOTESCITY PER YEAR PER YEARWaukee 5,100.00$ 6,900.00$ Altoona 4,600.00$ 9,000.00$ Ankeny 7,000.00$ 10,000.00$ Clive 4,500.00$ 9,000.00$ Annual calendar year adjustment of no less than 1%, no more than 3% equal to increase in CPI, rounded to closest $1.00Des Moines 26,000.00$ 52,000.00$ plus $75.00 per week stipendJohnston 1,200.00$ 3,600.00$ Urbandale 7,000.00$ 11,000.00$ West Des Moines 9,000.00$ 14,000.00$