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City Council Office recommending compensation discussion.
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Presenter:
Mike Applegarth, Council Office Director
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Description/Background:
Utah Code Annotated 10-3-818 pertains to salaries in municipalities. Section 10-3-818 says, "Upon its own motion the governing body may review or consider the compensation of any officer or officers of the municipality or a salary schedule applicable to any officer or officers of the city for the purpose of determining whether or not it should be adopted, changed, or amended. In the event that the governing body decides that the compensation or compensation schedules should be adopted, changed, or amended, it shall set a time and place for a public hearing at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
The FY 2017-18 Budget does not include a minimum and maximum bi-weekly salary range for elected officials. In March 2016 the City Council adopted a policy on Council Member compensation which established a weekly stipend amount, and for payroll purposes, a base hourly rate and the number of hours in weekly paid status. According to the Staffing and Compensation Plan adopted within the budget, the Mayor and City Council Members' compensation is adjusted annually on July 1 by an amount equivalent to the average pay increase to the city employees. There is no mechanism which determines the Mayor's base salary rate. The Council Office recommends that the City Council provide direction on mayoral maximum and minimum bi-weekly range and starting salary.
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Good practice in establishing elected compensation involves an evaluation of comparison cities. Important criteria when selecting comparison cities includes form of government, population, and whether the elected position requires full or part time service. The table below provides information on the most populated 14 cities in Utah.
City Population Form of Government Full-time? Mayor's Salary
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