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Home My WebLink AboutORD 5773 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 5773 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 1-5-1 OF CHAPTER 5, COUNCIL, OF TITLE I (ADMINISTRATIVE), ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 20, ENTITLED "INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMISSION," OF TITLE II (COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS), AND AMENDING SECTION 5-3-1 OF CHAPTER 3, SALARIES, OF TITLE V (FINANCE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) section 35.21.015 authorizes municipalities to establish an independent salary commissions to review and set the salaries for elected officials; and WHEREAS, The City Council currently reviews and sets compensation for the members of the City Council, which was most recently done in July 2004 via Ordinance No. 5090; and WHEREAS, The City Council currently sets compensation for the Mayor by ordinance in conjunction with regular budget processes; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 5245 adopted on December 11, 2006 sets the compensation for the elected Judge to be at least ninety-five percent (95%) of a district court judge salary which is adjusted regularly; and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to address the compensation of the City Council Members in a more consistent and uniform manner as other elected city officials; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 1 1 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 SECTION I. Subsection 1-5-1.0 of subsection 1-5-1, Number of Councilmembers; Duties; Salaries, of Chapter 5, Council, of Title I (Administrative) of the Renton Municipal Code, , is hereby amended as follows: C. The salaries of the Councilmembers are hereby fixed at nine hundred fifty dollars ($950.00) per month plus two percent (2%) of salary for deferred com ensation lus for those Councilmembers not participating in PERS, an extra p , p one point four percent (1.4%�of salary for deferred compensation. However, the compensation of such elected officials who fix their own compensation shall not be increased during their terms of office, and as limited by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Washington. The salaries of Councilmembers mav also be adiusted accordin� to the procedures and rules established bv chapter RMC 2- 20. Independent Salarv Commission. SECTION II. Title II (Commissions and Boards) of the Renton Municipal Code, is hereby amended to add a new Chapter 20, entitled "Independent Salary Commission" to read as follows: , CHAPTER 20 INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMISSION SECTION: 2-20-1 Commission Established 2-20-2 Purpose 2-20-3 Qualifications 2-20-4 Membership 2-20-5 Meetin�s 2 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 2-20-6 Responsibilities 2-20-7 Effective Date—Salaries 2-20-8 Salarv Schedule Subiect To Referendum Petition 2-20-1 COMMISSION ESTABLISHED: An Independent Salarv Commission is herebv established pursuant to RCW 35.21.015, hereinafter referred to as the Citv of Renton Independent Salary Commission ("Commission"1. 2-20-2 PURPOSE: The Commission shall review and establish the salaries of the, Councilmembers and exercise the powers and aerform the duties established bv RCW 35.21.015. as now existing or hereafter amended. For the purposes hereof, the salary authoritv of the independent salarv commission shall include all comaensation that mav be aaid to or received bv councilmembers. whether or not it is identified as salarv. I! 2-20-3 QUAUFICATIONS: A. Members must be a resident of the Citu for at least one (1) vear ' immediatelv precedin�such appointment, and a re�istered voter of Kin�Countv. B. No officer, official, or emalovee of the Citv or anv of their immediate familv members mav serve on the Commission. "Immediate familv member" as used in this subsection means the parents, spouse, siblin�s, children, or deaendent relatives of the officer, official, or emplovee, whether or not livin� in the household of the officer, official, or emplovee. 3 � ORDINANCE NO. 5773 2-20-4 MEMBERSHIP: A. Number of Members:The Commission shall consist of five (5) members. B. Appointment: Members shall be appointed bu the Mavor, subiect to confirmation bv the Citv Council. Members shall be selected without respect to - political affiliations and shall serve without compensation. C. Terms: Members of the Commission shall serve their term upon aaaointment and Council confirmation, until the salarv review is complete and a salarv schedule has been filed with the Citv Clerk or until determination is made. that no salarv adiustment is appronriate. No member mau be appointed to more than two f21 terms on the Commission, whether or not those terms are held consecutivelv. D. Removal: Members mav be removed bv the Mavor, onlv. durin� their terms of office for cause includin� incapacitv. incompetence, ne�lect of dutv. or malfeasance in office or for a disqualifvin�chan�e of residence. E. Vacancies: Vacancies occurrin� shall be filled for the unexpired terms, in the same manner as aapointments in subsection B of this section. F. Quorum: Three f31 members shall constitute a auorum. G. Chair and Vice-Chair: The Commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from amon�its votin� members. 2-20-5 MEETINGS: A. The Mavor will appoint appropriate staff to assist the Commission. 4 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 B. The Commission shall keep a written record of its aroceedin�s, which shall be a public record in accordance with State law, and shall activelv solicit public comment at all meetin�s. The meetin�s shall be subiect to the Open Public Meetings Act. Chapter 42.30 RCW, as amended or recodified. C. The Commission shall meet as often as necessara in order to file a schedule with the Citv Clerk, on or before November 30, 2015. Once a schedule has been filed. the Commission will not meet until the Citv Council confirms a new Commission for aurposes of further studvin�Citv Council compensation. 2-20-6 RESPONSIBILITIES: The Commission shall have the followin� responsibilities: A. To studv the relationship of salaries to the duties of Council President and Councilmembers and to studv the costs personallu incurred bv Councilmembers in performin�such duties; B. To studv the relationship of Renton Council salaries and benefits to those salaries and benefits of Councilmembers in surroundin� Citv iurisdictions and other current market conditions; C. To establish salarv and benefits bv either increasing or decreasin� the existin� salarv and benefits of each position bv an affirmative vote of not less than three (3) members: and D. To review and file a salarv and compensation schedule with the Cit� Clerk no later than November 30. 2015. Future Commissions shall have ninetv (901 5 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 davs after confirmation bv the Citv Council to complete their review and file the necessarv salarv and compensation schedule. 2-20-7 EFFECTIVE DATE—SALARIES: A. The Commission established or amended salaru schedule will become effective in the amounts, at the times, and under the conditions established in the schedule. B. Anv increase or decrease in salarv shall become effective and incorporated into the Citv bud�et without further action of the Citu Council or the Commission. C. Salarv increases established bv the Commission shall be effective as to all Council elected officials. re�ardless of their terms of office. D. Salarv decreases established bv the Commission shall become effective as to incumbent Council elected officials at the commencement of their next subseauent terms of office. E. Anv adiustment of salarv bv the Commission shall supersede anv Citv ordinance related to the bud�et or to the fixin�of salaries. 2-20-8 SALARY SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM PETITION: A. Salarv increases and decreases shall be subiect to referendum petition in the same manner as an ordinance uaon filin� of such petition with the Citv Clerk within thirtv (30) davs after filin� of the salarv schedule. In the event of the filin� of a valid referendum petition, the salarv increase or decrease shall not �o into effect until approved bv vote of the people. 6 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 B. Referendum measures under this section shall be submitted to the voters, of the Citv at the next followin� �eneral or municipal election occurrin� thirtv (301 davs or more after the petition is filed, and shall be otherwise �overned bv the provisions of the Washin�ton State Constitution, Chapter 1-2 Renton Municipal Code. or laws �enerallv aaplicable to referendum measures. SECTION III. Section 5-3-1, Salaries of Elective Officers, of Chapter 3, Salaries, of Title V (Finance and Business Regulations) of the Renton Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows: 5-3-1 SALARIES OF ELECTIVE OFFIC�RIALS: The elective officials, consisting of the Mayor and members of the City Council, shall receive the salaries fixed and established by City ordinances from time to time and as otherwise provided by law. The salaries of Councilmembers mav also be adiusted accordin� to the procedures and rules established bv. chaater RMC 2-20. Independent Salarv Commission. SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty (30) days after publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 19th day of October , 2015. 6 Jaso A. Seth, ity Clerk 7 ORDINANCE NO. 5773 APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 19th day of October , 2015. � i � Denis Law, Mayor �,�11111�IIUIlIU� \��F REIy��y�/. Approved as to form: �� %, _ � �� at�.�,,,,,., �......s�._ ��k 5�� = �� ; � � � �� Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney �'%,� 6' �i,� �s�'\�� ///a/�lIIpIIH11H111111\\\��\ Date of Publication: 10/23/2015 (summary) ORD:1885:10/5/15:scr 8