Chapter 2.04
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR
Sections:
2.04.030 Notice of change in time or place of meetings.
2.04.040 Compensation of mayor.
2.04.050 Compensation of council members.
2.04.010 Regular meetings.
Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month throughout the year, at seven p.m. in the Brier City Hall, located at 2901 228th Street SW, Brier, Washington. No regularly scheduled council meeting shall take place on a state holiday, but the same shall be held on the next business day immediately following the holiday. (Ord. 398 § 1, 2012: Ord. 366 § 1(Exh. A)(part), 2009: Ord. 1.J § 2, 1982)
2.04.020 Work sessions.
Work sessions of the city council shall be held during the regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. There shall be no audience participation during any work session, unless permitted by consent of a majority of the city council members present. During work sessions, the city council shall not pass any ordinance, adopt any resolution, hold any officially noted public hearing, or take final action on any matter. (Ord. 366 § 1(Exh. A)(part), 2009: Ord. 1.J § 3, 1982)
2.04.030 Notice of change in time or place of meetings.
If the mayor and city council shall determine that the place of a regular meeting shall be other than at the Brier City Hall, the city clerk shall give notice of the changed place of the meeting, which notice shall include a designation of the place and time of the meeting. The notice shall be posted in the three official posting places not fewer than three calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting date. In addition, the city clerk shall cause notice to be given to each newspaper of general circulation in the city and to those radio and television stations which have filed a request to be notified of special meetings pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act. (Ord. 366 § 1(Exh. A)(part), 2009: Ord. 1.J § 5, 1982. Formerly 2.04.040)
2.04.040 Compensation of mayor.
A. As compensation for service to the city, the mayor shall receive a base payment of one thousand dollars per month, plus fifty dollars per city council meeting attended, including liaison meetings, on behalf of the city.
The city council has chosen to further compensate the mayor by allowing the mayor to choose on an annual basis either:
1. To receive employee health benefits for mayor and spouse paid for by the city (not including any deductibles, copayments). If this option is chosen, the mayor may elect to cover other nonspousal dependents per the health insurer rules at the mayor’s own expense.
2. Or, annually, the mayor may elect to receive the dollar equivalent of the health benefits for the mayor only, at the highest level of available health benefits. The mayor’s election shall be made before December 1st to be effective on January 1st, and the dollar amount shall be determined upon receipt of the annual cost from the city’s insurer. The mayor shall receive as compensation each month the amount equal to the monthly cost of the health insurance benefit.
The ordinance codified in this section is effective until the end of the mayor’s normal four-year term. If the mayor serving at the passage of the ordinance resigns or leaves office, the additional health benefits or dollar equivalent shall not apply to the mayor’s successor, unless the city council by motion authorizes it to apply to the mayor’s successor. (Ord. 449 § 1, 2017: Ord. 383 § 1, 2010: Ord. 366 § 1(Exh. A)(part), 2009: Ord. 3.AA §§ 1, 2, 3, 2001: Ord. 3.Y § 1, 1996: Ord. 3.Q § 1, 1991. Formerly 2.04.050)
2.04.050 Compensation of council members.
A. As compensation for service to the city, a member of the city council shall receive a base payment of two hundred dollars per month, plus twenty-five dollars per city council meeting attended, including liaison meetings, on behalf of the city.
B. Effective upon election for those members with terms beginning in 2012 and 2014, council meeting pay shall increase to fifty dollars per council meeting attended, including liaison meetings, on behalf of the city. (Ord. 383 § 2, 2010)