Annual Salary for the South Bend City Clerk for Calendar Year 2016

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ORDINANCE NO. t 3 3 1 -( S BILL NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE SOUTH BEND CITY CLERK FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City Clerk serves as the Clerk of the Common Council pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-6-9 and is required to maintain custody of the Council's records. The City Clerk is also charged with keeping the City Seal, administering official oaths, attending all regular and special meetings of the Common Council, and performing other duties as may be required by the Common Council. Indiana Code § 36-4-11-4 authorizes the City Clerk to appoint the "number of deputies and employees authorized by the city legislative body", which are established by a separate ordinance. The City Clerk currently manages a staff of four (4) employees, which includes overseeing the Ordinance Violations Bureau. The South Bend Common Council is required to fix the annual compensation of all elected city officers pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-7-2. This ordinance proposes a two percent (2 %) maximum increase for calendar year 2016 for the City Clerk. 91Cas grageores le aoxdaiaeed*tie Ml iLnci It o N of9iud$ ;ni Section I. The maximum salary for the City Clerk for the 2016 calendar years shall be established as follows: 2015 2016 $58,300 $ 59,466 Section II. This ordinance shall be in full force and - -- - . •• .nd after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and I-!al •u.lication. Tim Scott, Council President South Bend Common Council