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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-382
AN ORDINANCE OF OF •COMPENSATION
IN THE FORM OF • FOR •' AND CITY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHINGPARAMETERS FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF PROVIDING FORSEVERABILITY;
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Proposition E of the November 7, 2017 Charter election, providing for an
initial monthly stipend for the Mayor and City Council members, was passed by the electorate;
and
WHEREAS, at a special called meeting on November 20, 2017, this and the other
successful propositions were ratified by Ordinance 2017-373, which canvassed the results of the
election, and, in Section 3 thereof, approved the assignment of Charter Section 2.14 to this
Proposition E, for codification and convenience of reference; NOW, THEREFORE,
SECTION 1:Std cnr�l lha�° lase IVIa tsar, The Mayor shall receive an initial monthly stipend
in the amount of One Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,000.00) per month.
SECTION 2: S i ).�.^���d liar flig G G;� '� "d M -njbcr. Each City Council member shall
receive an initial monthly stipend in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars
($750.00) per month.
SECTION 3: FI I"ective Date of Sti iergl, The initial monthly stipend described above will
become effective on November 20, 2017. Monthly payments shall begin on the City's first
scheduled payroll in December 2017, and thereafter the first scheduled payroll of each succeeding
month of service. In succeeding regular and special council elections, stipends for each newly
elected or re-elected incumbent will commence on the first scheduled payroll of the month
following approval of the ordinance in which the election results for that seat are canvassed and
accepted (typically June for a May regular election), and cease on the first scheduled payroll of
the month in which that incumbent is replaced by election or vacates the seat by operation of law.
SECTION 4: ; tirwrid_ to be Midiaell d, The stipend shall be reported in the annual city
budget as a separate line item, in the appropriate division within the General Fund.
SECTION 5: ('hallge in 11c*",i ion. The Mayor and Council member holding the
seat on the first of each month shall receive the stipend for that month.
SECTION 6: f l i ion to ReicLLS012end, The Mayor or any Council member may choose
to reject a stipend, which: (1) may be necessary to establish eligibility of an incumbent who is
already receiving compensation from the State, but who is not an officer (e.g., current or retired
faculty of a public university); (2) may not be necessary to establish eligibility of current or retired
public school teachers or administrators; but (3) would be ineffective to establish eligibility for
the holder of another public office of emolument.' Written notice of any such rejection should be
See, Tex. Const, art, XVI, §40, and its various legal interpretations,
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delivered to the City Manager at least one week prior to the first scheduled payroll for the initial
monthly stipend or upon commencement of that incumbent's term.
SECTION 7: Documents Required. In order to receive a stipend, the Mayor and Council
members must submit all necessary payroll forms and required documentation, including a W-4,
I-9 and direct deposit form, to the City's Human Resources Department.
SECTION 8: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is
expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each
section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 9: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the --54k- day of December, 2017,
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPI)VED 4S TO LEGAL FORM:
AAR. N LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: y/s/ Jerry E. Drake, Jr.
CHRISS WA" `1 , AYOR
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