1991/05/29 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

May 29,1991 ass 1 COUNCIL BILL 9105-23 THIRD READING: AN ORDINANCE establishing regular salaries for Councilmeebers of the City of Everett, establishing a date for the salaries to take effect, and retaining salary levels in effect and to be in effect prior to the effective date of this ordinance... C Dietl by Councilman tepson, ndce In Ccuecllman '501 tNa. this is declaxetl to be the Pinel reatling oP Council Bill No. 9105-23. Councilman Gipson explained that the purpose on this ordinance c is to Clarify ouncllmembers' salaries, not an attempt to raise the salaries. Councilman Pope questioned using the aas consumer price index for the Seattle a and w concerned that council salaries could up being higherthenemployees. Councilmen Gipson a explained that the intent w not to be paid more than the employees. The intent is to be paid less than the employees. 0There should be no Competition with employees. r Attorney Jones gave a brief explanation of the CPI. Councilman..Overstreet questioned which CPI index and the ( January to January index. ' Finance.0lrector Bill Cushman suggested using Julyto July to u determine the CPI index. In the past the City has ed the All Urban Consumer Price Index and recommends using this index. f Roved by Councilman Overstreet, seconded by Councilman Gipson to change the wording in Section 1 to read as follows: "The y salary of each councilmember shall be increased in the same f C percentage as the annual increase from July to duly in the All y Urban Consumer Price Index for the Seattle Area published by fi the Bureau u of.Labor Statistics of the U.S.Department of Labor, providedthat said increase shall n t e ceed the percentage of al average salary increase of all City of Everett non-union employees for the same period of time."and Section 2 to read: "The salary increase specified herein shall be given each year on January 1,beginning January 1,1994. C• • e\ C 4_