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File #: 36128    Version: 1 Name: Alders salary increase
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/10/2014 In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
On agenda: 11/18/2014 Final action: 11/18/2014
Enactment date: 12/4/2014 Enactment #: ORD-14-00166
Title: Amending Section 3.50(1) of the Madison General Ordinances to increase the alderpersons’ salaries effective April, 2015.
Sponsors: Mark Clear, Lauren Cnare, Steve King, Scott J. Resnick, Marsha A. Rummel, Chris Schmidt
Fiscal Note
Funds for 2015 salaries for the Alderpersons, President of the Common Council and the President Pro Tem of the Common Council are included in the Common Council 2015 Adopted Operating Budget.
Title
Amending Section 3.50(1) of the Madison General Ordinances to increase the alderpersons' salaries effective April, 2015.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This ordinance provides for the increase in aldermanic salary approved in the budget.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
      Subsection (1) of Section 3.50 entitled "Salaries of Mayor and Officials" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(1)      Pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 62.09(6), and except as set forth in sub. (2) hereof, the salaries of City officers are hereby fixed at the rates hereafter indicated and shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed:      
      Annual Salary
Members of the Board of Public Works, excluding the Alder-
      persons and City employees, (each) per year      $100.00
Members of the Board of Review (each) per diem      $ 20.00
 
(a)      Alderpersons:.
Effective the term that begins April 20, 2011 21, 2015, the Alderpersons' salaries, except for that of President and President Pro Tem of the Common Council, shall be $7,772.28 $12,692.  Effective the term that begins April 16, 2013, that amount shall be adjusted once by a percentage equal to the combined two (2) annual percentage changes granted to the City's recognized bargaining units in the previous two years, rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Effective the term that begins April 18, 2017, and Tthereafter, that amount shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the resultant percentages calculated two years previously for managerial employees pursuant to Sec. 3.54(6)(c), MGO, rounded to the nearest whole percentage, and shall be effective the second pay period in April of each year of the Aldermanic term.
(b)      Mayor:.
Effective the term that begins April 20, 2011, the Mayor's salary shall be $125,500.44.  Effective the term that begins April 21, 2015, that amount shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the combined four (4) annual percentage changes calculated for managerial employees in the previous four (4) years pursuant to Sec. 3.54(6)(c), MGO. Thereafter that amount shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the resultant percentages calculated four years previously for managerial employees pursuant to Sec. 3.54(6)(c), rounded to the nearest whole percentage, and shall be effective the second pay period in April of each year of the mayoral term.  The Mayor shall accrue vacation as provided in Sec. 3.32(7) of these ordinances. In addition to this salary, the benefit provided for in Sec. 3.54(29) of these ordinances shall be afforded to qualifying Mayors.  
(c)      President of the Common Council:.
Effective the term that begins April 20, 2011 21, 2015, the President's salary shall be $10,351.56 $15,444.  Effective the term that begins April 16, 2013 18, 2017, that amount shall be adjusted once by a percentage equal to the combined two (2) annual percentage changes granted to the City's recognized bargaining units in the previous two (2) years, rounded to the nearest whole percentage.  Tthereafter, that amount shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the resultant percentages calculated two years previously for managerial employees pursuant to Sec. 3.54(6)(c), MGO, rounded to the nearest whole percentage, and shall be effective the second pay period in April of each year of the Aldermanic term.
(d)      President Pro Tem of the Common Council:.
Effective the term that begins April 20, 2011 21, 2015, the President Pro Tem's salary shall be $8,709.72 $13,692.  Effective the term that begins April 16, 2013 18, 2017, that amount shall be adjusted once by a percentage equal to the combined two (2) annual percentage changes granted to the City's recognized bargaining units in the previous two (2) years, rounded to the nearest whole percentage.  Tthereafter, that amount shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the resultant percentages calculated two years previously for managerial employees pursuant to Sec. 3.54(6)(c), MGO, rounded to the nearest whole percentage, and shall be effective the second pay period in April of each year of the Aldermanic term."