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'"•Em9O TO: CITY COU CI <br />DATE: OCTOBER 8, 1984 <br />ORDINANCE #383. AN ORDIi-'AiiCr' FOR COUNCIL PAY RAISES <br />As you know, the lawfully re' _'.irer. ordinance that is necessary to <br />implement the ]98= council raises, as proposed by the DrL <br />majority caucus on the Cit;; Council, may not have been implemented <br />by the authors of those increases in time to fulfill statutory <br />requirements for such action. <br />As we have previously discusse_, any self Liven salary increases <br />untie= state law may only be implemented, after the. next municipal <br />election occurring in the city, following the full adoption :.of .an <br />enacting ordinance prior to said election. Also, the "existing City <br />Charter time requirements, for the full adoption and iipler^entation <br />of ordinances, preclude compliance with su "ch" state law "prior to the <br />upcoming 'general election on 'ovember 6,198 <br />It now appears that there is cnEoi::g intent to implement ..council <br />pay raises in the event that s-r.•ecial election will be held after <br />the ugccning general election :his of course would occur if the <br />incumbent councilr,er :giber who h s filet: for mayor is elected to that <br />office thereby creatin` c. ceui cil vacancy and the necessity for a <br />special election. <br />j l c there is seem in ne a plate di, tinetien in the lc: it <br />would appear reasonable .r at :_east r.rudent, to conclude that the <br />e:7a2 definition "next 1 municisal election should to <br />interpreted to sie,en a biennial :eneral eicct.i.en i nvolving the remuia r' <br />election of two co'.,:,nc 1 l- ;r'. d the r If e <br />t: n c :a L' "'.c'S'i Q',' can a, Ee that <br />the purpose of the :aw is tp re ^ll_`: e accountability to ttie =:bl c <br />in the event of st''_. ver a ra i incumbent e mb e r <br />count__ -:e s <br />then it would see 0:; _'c son able to iscc' :nt any antici -'aced <br />legi elections to fill e he <br />i_ sin vacancy on t <br />GnC. debt proposals, 1 r council. decide <br />C <br />o; sals, o' ;n other :.ecial purpose ballets, as not <br />-:eetin` the accot.ntsbil_ intent in the 1... n pay <br />eg3rdin council c <br />raises. <br />is personal res_ticr proT.coed ordinance ce L3''? be denied <br />es nccnsistent „tat e <br />any .:cess or unallocated funds <br />in the 1F. �-S5 nrcrc_ Me_ e proposed city _-ur bud, t transfered to the lenerG l ?und ccntinper :cy account. <br />(]:t.' idr in :Lst va t•or <br />C'11.;' Attornf- <br />