HomeMy WebLinkAbout3165Ordinance No. 3165
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amended by Ords. 3421;3480;3617;3687
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ORDINANCE NO. --3166'
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, increasing council
member salaries, providing for cost of living
increases, and providing for medical
benefits.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Kent City Code Chapter 2.01 "City Council"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.01.010. Compensation of council members.
A. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35A.12.070 each
city council member shall be paid a salary of five hundred
dollars ($500.00) per month. Effective January 1, 1998, each
city council member shall be paid a salary of five hundred fifty
dollars ($550.00) per month Additionally, effective January 1,
1998 council member salaries shall be adjusted by 750 of the
Consumer Price Index -W (Seattle) for July 1, 1996 to July 1,
1997 Each succeeding January 1 council member salaries shall
be adjusted by 75% of the Consumer Price Index -W (Seattle) for
the period of July to July of the previous year. The duly
elected president of the city council shall be paid an additional
salary of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month in addition to
the regular council member salary. This additional salary shall
not be subject to Consumer Price Index adjustments as set forth
herein.
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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
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Sec. 2.01.020. City council meetings.
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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
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or special meeting. The regular meetings shall be held on the
first and third Tuesday of each month. Special meetings shall be
held as provided by law at such times as may be designated.
{ Regular meetings shall convene at 7:00 p.m. If any such day of a
regular meeting is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on
the following day at the same hour.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
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or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take4
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its
passage, approval and publicatipn-�s provided by�.
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JAI WHITE, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
"BRENDA JACOBER,
Y CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROG A. LUBOVICH,
PASSED 3 day of
APPROVED 17L day of
PUBLISHED day of
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I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
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(SEAL)
BRENDA JACOBErK' ITY CLERK
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