[Adopted 12-8-1986 by Ord. No. 86-018]
There is hereby established a Local Officers'
Compensation Commission in and for the City, which Commission shall
determine the salaries of all local elected officials.
A.
The Local Officers' Compensation Commission shall
consist of seven members.
B.
Members shall be registered electors of the City.
C.
Members shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to
confirmation by a majority of the members elected to and serving on
the Council.
D.
Except for the initial appointment, as provided for in Subsection E hereof, the terms of office shall be for seven years.
E.
The initial appointments shall be as follows: one
each shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four, five,
six and seven years.
F.
All first members shall be appointed within 30 days
of the effective date of this article.
G.
Thereafter, members shall be appointed before October
1 of the year of appointment.
H.
Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
I.
No member or employee of the legislative, judicial
or executive branch of any level of government shall be eligible to
be a member of the Commission.
[Amended 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-011]
A.
The Local Officers' Compensation Commission shall meet every odd-numbered
year.
B.
The Commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days in each
odd-numbered year. The Commission shall make its decision within 45
calendar days of its first meeting.
C.
A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
for conducting the business of the Commission.
D.
The Commission shall not make determinations or take action without
a concurrence of a majority of the members appointed and serving on
the Commission.
E.
A Chairperson shall be elected by the Commission from among its members.
F.
Session days mean any calendar day on which the Commission meets
and a quorum is present.
G.
The business which the Commission may perform shall be conducted
at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act
No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being MCLA §§ 15.261
to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting
of the Commission shall be given in the manner required by Act No.
267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
H.
A writing prepared, owned, used in the possession of, or retained
by the Commission in the performance of an official function shall
be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of
the Public Acts of 1976, being MCLA §§ 15.231 to 15.246.
Members of the Local Officers' Compensation
Commission shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to
their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.
[Amended 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-011]
A.
The Local Officers' Compensation Commission shall determine the salaries
of all local elected officials, which determination shall be the salaries
unless Council, by a resolution adopted by two-thirds of its members,
rejects them.
B.
The Commission's determination of salaries shall be effective 30
days after filing such determination with the Clerk/Treasurer, unless
it is rejected by Council. If the determination is rejected, the existing
salary shall prevail.
After one year following the effective date
of this article, the procedure for establishing the compensation of
elected officials may be changed by Charter amendment or revision.
