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M:\MasterFiles\1999 thru 2010\2002\City Council\Council Packets\10-28-02\Item 07C 2nd Rdg & Adopt of Ordinance 705, Compensation of the Mayor and Councilmembers.doc Item No.7C Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kathleen Miller, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance705, an Ordinance Amending Title 100, Chapter 105 of the Mounds View City Code by Amending Section 105.03 as to the Compensation of the Mayor and Councilmembers of Mounds View Date of Report: October 28, 2002 Background At the October 7, 2002 Work Session Councilmember Roger Stigney suggested that staff draft a resolution to increase the salaries for Mayor and City Council. After reviewing the City’s Charter and Municipal Code staff found that a revision to the City’s Code is required. Specifically, the City’s Charter authorizes that the “Mayor and Councilmembers shall receive compensation as is fixed by the Council in accordance with state law.” The City’s Code defines the level of compensation for the Mayor and Councilmembers as “fixed at five thousand one hundred dollars” and ‘four thousand five hundred dollars” respectively per year. The Mounds View City Council’s last salary increase was adopted July 26, 1993. Councilmember Stigney suggested that staff research the increase staff had received since the Council’s last increase. The finance director has put together a Summary of Employee Salary or Wage Increases for the years 1994 through 2002; that information was presented to the Council at the October 14, 2002 Council Meeting. The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities salary survey also was reviewed and revealed that 2002 average salary for elected officials was $6,255 for Mayors and $5,033 for Councilmembers. The attached Ordinance No. 705 Proposes an Amendment to the Mounds View City Code by Amending Chapter 105.03, Subdivisions 1 and 2. This ordinance was reviewed and amended by the City Council at the October 14, 2002 City Council Meeting. The attached ordinance includes those changes, specifically increasing the Mayor and Councilmembers’ annual salary by $1,200.00 or $6,300.00 annually for the Mayor and $5,700.00 annually for Councilmembers. This is the second reading of the proposed ordinance and assuming the Council adopts it this evening the Ordinance will be published in the Focus News on October 31, 2002 and will take effect on January 1, 2003. Recommendation: