9775-07 Annual Salary for Common Council 2008

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~ ~~ ~-~ ~-f.~ -m~ Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARIES FOR THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Legislative bodies throughout the State of Indiana are required to establish the annual compensation for all of its elected city officers, consistent with the, provisions of Indiana Code § 36- 4-7-2. Such compensation -may not be "changed in the year for which it is fixed, nor may it be reduced below the amount fixed for the previous year". The following ordinance establishes the annual compensation for the 9-member South Bend Common Council for 2008. In light of the uncertainty of the financial impact of the State of Indiana's Circuit Breaker law, amulti-year salary ordinance would not be in the best interest of the City. ~ac~, ti~~ ~O e, le rt oa~~ ~r~ned by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. The members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be paid from the General Fund the following annual salary amounts: Current Salary 2008 Salary $16,898 $ 17, 236 Section II. This ordinance shall be published pursuant to Indiana Code § 5-3-1. with the first publication at least thirty (30) days before the final passage by the Common Council. Section III. This ordinance shall be in full, force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication. Member of the Common Council John Voorde, City Clerk ~xea~nted ln~ me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of 2007, at o'clock .m. Janice Talboom, Deputy City Clerk