HomeMy WebLinkAbout23- Ordinances 2152 - Amending the Salaries and Expenses of the City Commissioners and Mayor of the City of Bozeman
ORDINANCE NO. 2152
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ORDINANCE NO. 2152
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, AMENDING THE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 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
Commencing upon the first regular meeting of the City Commission in January 2024, the
monthly salary of a City Commissioner shall be $2,251.00. Pursuant to 2.02.150, BMC, for each
month of service, the monthly salary of the Mayor shall be $3,376.50, equal to one and one-half
(1.5) times that of the Commissioners. In addition, commencing with the first Commission
meeting in January of 2025, the above salaries shall be adjusted annually based on the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as published in the preceding
December.
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Section 2
In the event of an unexcused absence from a Commission meeting by a Commissioner, the
sum of $562.75 shall be deducted from the monthly pay and for an unexcused absence by the
Mayor, the sum of $844.13 shall be deducted from the monthly pay. The amount of deduction
shall likewise be adjusted as the annual salary is adjusted with the deduction for each unexcused
absence equal to a rate of 25% of the monthly salary.
Section 3
In addition to the salaries, the City Commissioners, other than the Mayor, shall receive a
monthly allowance of $200.00 for incidental expenses. The Mayor shall receive a monthly
allowance of $300.00 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
During their term in office, City Commissioners may opt to participate in the employee
benefits program provided to individual City employees and may choose the type of coverage plan
they wish to participate in of those offered by the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority
(MMIA). As such, the City Commissioners may opt to receive the standard City contribution to
health insurance coverage applicable to City employees at the amount set for all City employees
and elected officials. In addition, City Commissioners may opt to participate in, at their own cost,
health club memberships and ancillary benefits pursuant to policies established by the City
Manager.
Section 5
Effective Date.
The salaries listed in Section 1 and the provisions of Section 2 and Section 3 shall be
effective at the commencement of the terms of the City Commissioners and Mayor elected in the
2023 general City election which date shall be the first regular meeting of the Commission in
January 2024. Section 4 is effective immediately.
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Section 6
Repealer.
All resolutions, ordinances and sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code and parts thereof
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 7
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 8
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.
PROVISIONALLY PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
on first reading at a regular session held on the ____ day of September, 2023.
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CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
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MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
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FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the ___ of
____________________, 2023.
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CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
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MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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Alex Newby
26th
Deputy City Clerk
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