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ELSRETT ORDINANCE NO. 1785-91 AN ORDINANCE establishing regular salaries for Council members 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. WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Everett was ratified on June 25, 1968; and WHEREAS, Section 2.8 of the Everett City Charter established interim compensation for elective officers until such time as a regular salary ordinance is passed; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 477-77 established a regular salary for City Council members effective January 14, 1980; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 642-79 established a salary base for Council members which was subject to increase by the same amount as the annual average salary increase for all non-union employees of Snohomish County, the governmental entity; and WHEREAS, it is important to recognize the increasing complexity of good City government which creates additional time commitments and responsibility for Council members; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to provide for an orderly progression of salary rates for Council members; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1 : The salary of each Council member shall be increased in the same percentage as the annual increase from July to July in the All Urban Consumer Price Index for the Seattle Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, provided that said increase shall not exceed the percentage of annual average salary increase of all City of Everett non-union employees for the same period of time.