HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-18 City Commission Packet Materials - A2. Ordinance 1992 Final, Amending Commission and Mayor SalariesCommission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Andrea L. Surratt, City Manager
SUBJECT: Final Adoption of Ordinance 1992 (Consideration of Commission Compensation
Changes)
MEETING DATE: Thursday, January 4, 2017
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission determine whether to adjust the salaries of the Mayor
and Commissioners, the penalties for unexcused absences, and costs and expenses of their office and if
so, provisionally adopt Ordinance 1992 determining which option to include.
SUGGESTED MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance 1992 including the revised salaries of the City
Commissioners and the Mayor which are hereby established as follows: for each month of service, the
sum of $1,600.00 for each Commissioner. Pursuant to 2.02.150, BMC, for each month of service, the
salary of the Commissioner acting as Mayor shall be one and one-half (1.5) times that of the other
Commissioners, or the sum of $2,400.00. In the event of an unexcused absence from a Commission
meeting by a Commissioner, the sum of $400.00 shall be deducted from the monthly pay and for an
unexcused absence by the Mayor from a Commission meeting, the sum of $600.00 shall be deducted
from the monthly pay. In addition to the salaries, the City Commissioners, other than the Mayor, shall
receive a monthly allowance of $90.00 for incidental expenses. The Mayor shall receive a monthly
allowance of $135.00 for incidental expenses. The Mayor and City Commissioners may be reimbursed
for actual cost of other reimbursable expenses, such as registrations for conferences and seminars,
dinner meetings and other in-state or out-of-town travel and expenses.
BACKGROUND: Mayor Taylor asked for this motion to be considered by the Commission,
specifically citing a $400.00 increase as a starting point for further research. Currently, Ordinance 1878
adopted on December 16, 2013, has set the salaries of the City Commissioners at $1,200.00 per month
and the Mayor’s pay at $1,800.00 per month. The cost for unexcused absences was $300.00 and $450.00
respectively. The amount for monthly incidental expenses was set at $60.00 for Commissioners and
$90.00 for the Mayor. Research as shown that an increase of $400.00 for Commissioners and 1.5 times
that amount for the Mayor more adequately compensates each person for their time, the complexity of
the work. A four hundred dollar increase provides a 33% increase in the salaries of the Commission
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members. Staff compared the City of Bozeman with other comparable western small cities of similar
character and complexity, and the amounts are as follows.
City of Bozeman 2007 2013 2017
Proposed
Commissioners salary $900.00 $1,200.00 $1,600.00
Mayor salary $1,350.00 $1,800.00 $2,400.00
In addition, research will be provided at the meeting that illustrates the comparable salary information
for several growing western cities. It was not available at the time of the agenda package submittal.
The salaries listed in Section One and the provisions of Section Two shall be effective at the
commencement of the terms of the city commissioners and mayor elected in the 2019 general City election
which date shall be the first regular meeting of the commission in January, 2020. The monthly allowances
as indicated in Section Three shall be effective 30 days after passage and shall be applied beginning in
February, 2018.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: If a change is made to the Commission Pay Ordinance, it would affect the wage
benefit expenditures accordingly.
Attachments:
(Proposed) Ordinance 1992
Report compiled on: December 20, 2017
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Page 1 of 4
ORDINANCE NO. 1992
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, AMENDING THE SALARIES OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN.
WHEREAS, Sec. 2.04 of the City of Bozeman Charter authorizes, the City Commission
to determine the annual salary of the Commission and Mayor by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, said section of the Charter also requires that no ordinance increasing such
salary shall become effective until the date of commencement of the terms of commission
members elected at the next regular election; and
WHEREAS, said section of the Charter authorizes the mayor and commission members
to receive, in addition to a salary, their actual ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties of office.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA:
Section 1
The salaries of the City Commissioners and the Mayor are hereby established as follows:
for each month of service, the sum of $1,600.00 for each Commissioner. Pursuant to 2.02.150,
BMC, for each month of service, the salary of the Commissioner acting as Mayor shall be one and
one-half (1.5) times that of the other Commissioners, or the sum of $2,400.00.
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Ordinance 1992, Amending the Salaries of the City Commission and Mayor
Page 2 of 4
Section 2
In the event of an unexcused absence from a Commission meeting by a Commissioner, the
sum of $400.00 shall be deducted from the monthly pay and for an unexcused absence by the
Mayor from a Commission meeting, the sum of $600.00 shall be deducted from the monthly pay.
Section 3
In addition to the salaries, the City Commissioners, other than the Mayor, shall receive a
monthly allowance of $90.00 for incidental expenses. The Mayor shall receive a monthly
allowance of $135.00 for incidental expenses. The Mayor and City Commissioners may be
reimbursed for actual cost of other reimbursable expenses, such as registrations for conferences
and seminars, dinner meetings and other in-state or out-of-town travel and expenses.
Section 4
Effective Date.
The salaries listed in Section One and the provisions of Section Two shall be effective at
the commencement of the terms of the city commissioners and mayor elected in the 2019 general
City election which date shall be the first regular meeting of the commission in January, 2020. The
monthly allowances as indicated in Section Three shall be effective 30 days after passage and shall
be applied beginning in February, 2018.
Section 5
Repealer.
All resolutions, ordinances and sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code and parts thereof
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 6
Severability.
If any provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this
ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this
end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 7
This Ordinance shall not be codified but shall be kept by the City Clerk and entered into a
disposition list in numerical order with all other ordinances as determined by the City Clerk.
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Ordinance 1992, Amending the Salaries of the City Commission and Mayor
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PROVISIONALLY PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
on first reading at a regular session held on the 18th
day of December, 2017.
____________________________________
CARSON TAYLOR
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________________
ROBIN CROUGH
City Clerk
FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a session thereof held on the 4th
of January, 2018.
_________________________________
CARSON TAYLOR
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
ROBIN CROUGH
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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Salary Comparison
2017
12/18/17
City # Monthly
Meetings Compensation/Meeting
Commission
Member/Month Mayor/Month Notes
Missoula, MT
pop. 72,000 4 $312.31/meeting
$14,990.88 annual
($1,249.24/month -
generally 30hrs/month)
Varies ($42.75/hour)
Boulder, CO
pop. 108,090 4+ $216.81/meeting
$11,274.12 annual
$216.81/meeting - for up to
52 meetings/year
Same as Commission:
$11,274.12 annual
$216.81/meeting - for up
to 52 meetings/year
1. Receive an annual CTI increase. 2.
generally hold over 60 meetings a
year with no additional
compensation
Flagstaff, AZ
pop. 71,459 2
$1,000/council/meeting
$1500/mayor/meeting
$24,000 annual
($2,000/month)
$36,000/year
($3,000/month)
1. Mayor also receives $210/month
for travel and meals; 2.
Councilmembers receive
$150/month for meals and travel
CURRENT
SALARY
Bozeman, MT
pop. 45,250
4+ $300/Commissioner/meeting
$450/Mayor/Meeting
$14,400 annual
($1200/month)
$21,600 annual
($1800/month)
Penalty for missed meetings $60/$90
month for incidental
meetings/expenses
PROPOSED
SALARY
Bozeman, MT
pop. 45,250
4+ $400/Commissioner/Meeting
$600/Mayor/Meeting
$19,200 annual
$1,600/month
$28,800 annual
$2,400/month
Penalty for missed meetings
$90/$135 month for incidental
meetings/expenses
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