Chapter 2.05
OFFICIALS’ COMPENSATION

Sections:

2.05.010    Compensation.

2.05.020    Payable when.

2.05.030    Duties.

2.05.040    Performance bonds required for certain officers.

2.05.050    Mayor and council members.

2.05.010 Compensation.

The compensation to be paid the elected and appointed officials of the town of Cathlamet shall be fixed in such sums as shall be annually provided in the ordinance adopting the estimate of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year; provided, however, that no salary of any official shall be changed during the term for which such official was elected or appointed. (Ord. 203 § 1, 1946; Ord. 191 § 1, 1939)

2.05.020 Payable when.

The salaries of officers herein provided shall be paid monthly out of the town treasury on the first Monday of each and every month, and it shall be the duty of the town clerk to draw a warrant on the town treasurer in favor of each of said officials for the amount of salary due as herein provided. (Ord. 191 § 2, 1939)

2.05.030 Duties.

The duties of the elective and appointive officers herein enumerated and for which compensation is herein provided shall be only such duties as are required by the following sections of Remington’s Revised Statutes of the state of Washington: of the treasurer by Section 9187; of the clerk by Section 9188; of the attorney by Section 9189; of the marshal by Section 9190; of the police judge by Section 9192; and of the health officer by Section 6086; provided, however, that the council may, by ordinance, prescribe additional duties not therein prescribed and fix additional compensation therefor; and further provided, that nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to prevent any elective or appointive official herein enumerated from being appointed to or holding any other appointive office created by the town of Cathlamet and receiving the additional compensation therefor provided where the duties of such other office are not included in those as hereinbefore provided and where the holding of such other office would not be incompatible with the office to which such official had theretofore been elected or appointed. (Ord. 191 § 3, 1939)

2.05.040 Performance bonds required for certain officers.

The clerk, marshal, police judge and treasurer shall, before entering upon the performance of their duties, execute a bond to the town of Cathlamet conditioned on the faithful performance, fulfillment and discharge of all duties required of such office by the laws of the state of Washington and the ordinances of the town of Cathlamet and for the faithful performance of such duties as may be prescribed by any law or ordinance which may be enacted subsequent to the execution of said bond, including such duties as may devolve on such official in an ex-officio capacity or otherwise, which said bond shall be in the amounts as follows:

(1) Clerk, in the sum of $1,000;

(2) Marshal, in the sum of $1,000;

(3) Police judge, in the sum of $1,000;

(4) Treasurer, in the sum of $2,000. (Ord. 191 § 4, 1939)

2.05.050 Mayor and council members.

(1) Salary for the mayor is fixed as provided in the annual ordinance adopting the estimate of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year, subject to CMC 2.05.010.

(2) Salaries for members of the council are fixed at $50.00 per month for the year 2007, and shall be fixed annually as provided in the ordinance adopting the estimate of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing years, subject to CMC 2.05.010. (Ord. 495, 2007; Ord. 415 § 2, 2000; Ord. 397 § 1, 1999; Ord. 256 §§ 1, 2, 1970)