Fiscal Note
The change outlined in the ordinance will go into effect the first pay period emcompassing January 1st, 2018. The proposed changes will have no fiscal impact.
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Amending Section 3.50(1)(a),(b) and (d) of the Madison General Ordinances to provide that the Mayor and Alderpersons are paid on a bi-weekly basis and changing the title of President Pro Tem to Vice President.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Section 62.09(6)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that alderpersons are paid monthly unless the council orders payment at more frequent intervals. This ordinance change allows alderpersons to be paid on the same bi-weekly payroll schedule as City employees and adds the mayor’s payroll schedule which was already bi-weekly.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (a) entitled “Alderpersons” of Subsection (1) of Section 3.50 entitled “Salaries of Mayor and Officials” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(a) Alderpersons.
Effective the term that begins April 21, 2015, the Alderpersons' salaries, except for that of President and President Pro Tem Vice President of the Common Council, shall be $12,692. Effective the term that begins April 18, 2017, and thereafter, 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(9)(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. Alderpersons are paid on a bi-weekly basis consistent with the City’s established payroll periods.”
2. Subdivision (b) entitled “Mayor” of Subsection (1) of Section 3.50 entitled “Salaries of Mayor and Officials” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Mayor.
Effective the term that begins April 20, 2011...
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