Subtitle I. Governing Body and Officers
Chapter 2.01
CITY COUNCIL* Revised 1/23
Sections:
2.01.010 Compensation of council members. Revised 1/23
2.01.020 City council meetings.
2.01.030 Repealed.
*State law reference(s) – Number of council members, RCW 35A.12.010; procedures for election and removal of council members and the filling of vacancies, RCW 35A.12.030 et seq.; Washington optional municipal code, RCW 35A.01.010 et seq.; code of ethics, RCW 42.23.010 et seq.
2.01.010 Compensation of council members. Revised 1/23
A. Each city council member shall be paid a monthly salary of $1,174.65 effective July 3, 2015. The duly elected president of the city council shall be paid a monthly salary of $1,238.20 effective July 3, 2015.
A cost of living adjustment (COLA) equal to 2.5 percent of the annual wages is to be applied to this salary effective January 1, 2016, and on January 1st of each subsequent year unless amended by the salary commission. If the city’s independent salary commission establishes a salary schedule for the city council, those salaries will take effect at the times, in the amounts, and under the conditions established in the schedule, as provided by law and by Chapter 2.65 KCC, and will replace the salaries set forth in this subsection A.
B. Each council member may receive medical insurance coverage benefits for himself or herself as is provided to full-time employees of the city. Additionally, each council member may, at his or her expense, elect to obtain medical insurance coverage benefits for his or her family as is provided pursuant to city policy.
(Ord. No. 814, § 1; Ord. No. 1112, § 1; Ord. No. 2301, § 1; Ord. No. 1826, § 1; Ord. No. 3165, § 1, 5-3-94; Ord. No. 3421, § 1, 9-15-98; Ord. No. 3480, § 1, 10-19-99; Ord. No. 3617, § 2, 10-1-02; Ord. No. 3687, § 2, 4-20-04; Ord. No. 4169, § 1 (2015 Salary Schedule), 9-15-15; Ord. No. 4454, § 2, 11-15-22. Formerly Code 1986, § 2.04.010)
2.01.020 City council meetings.
A. Meeting location. The regular and other meetings of the city council shall be held in the council chambers at the City Hall unless otherwise designated by majority of the city council at a regular or special meeting.
B. Regular meeting date and time. The regular meetings shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, except that during the month of December of each year, there shall be only one (1) regular council meeting to be held on the second Tuesday of said month. If a regular meeting occurs on a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day at the same hour. Regular meetings shall convene at 7:00 p.m., except that the regular meeting scheduled for the first Tuesday in August and the first Tuesday in November shall be held at 5:00 p.m.
C. Special meetings. Special meetings shall be held as provided by law at such times as may be designated.
(Ord. No. 510, § 1; Ord. No. 1563, § 1; Ord. No. 1629, § 1; Ord. No. 1764, § 1; Ord. No. 2341, § 1; Ord. No. 2608, § 1; Ord. No. 2702; Ord. No. 3197, § 1, 11-2-94; Ord. No. 3617, § 2, 10-1-02; Ord. No. 3923, § 1, 7-7-09; Ord. No. 4104, § 1, 2-18-14; Ord. No. 4334, § 1, 9-17-19. Formerly Code 1986, § 2.04.020)
State law reference(s) – City council meetings, RCW 35A.12.110; open meetings act, RCW 42.30.010 et seq.