An independent salary commission is hereby created for the purpose of setting the salaries of the mayor and city council of the city of Mukilteo. The official name of the commission shall be the Mukilteo salary commission.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
The Mukilteo salary commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the mayor with confirmation by the city council. No member shall be an officer, official, or employee of the city of Mukilteo or any of their immediate family members. For purposes of this chapter, "immediate family member" means the parents, spouse, siblings, children, or other dependent relatives of the officer, official, or employee, whether or not living in the household of the officer, official, or employee. All members shall be residents of the city.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
The regular term of office for Mukilteo salary commissioners shall be four years. Each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed and confirmed. Regular terms shall commence January 1st and end December 31st. Initial terms shall be staggered with three members appointed for terms beginning upon their appointment in 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and four members appointed for terms beginning upon their appointment and ending December 31, 2027. After expiration of the initial terms, subsequent appointees shall serve a regular four-year term. No member shall be appointed to more than two terms on the Mukilteo salary commission, whether consecutive or otherwise.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
The mayor may remove, with the approval of the city council, a member of the Mukilteo salary commission during the member's term of office only for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or for a disqualifying change of residence.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
The Mukilteo salary commission shall meet as necessary to conduct the business entrusted to the commission by this chapter; provided, that the commission shall meet at least once each year. All meetings shall be governed by the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act and shall be open to the public except as may be otherwise allowed under that Act. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure to govern its meetings. Such rules shall make provision for the taking of minutes and the keeping of commission records and shall provide for the election of such officers as are deemed necessary by the commission for the conduct of its business.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
As provided in state law, the Mukilteo salary commission shall have the authority to establish the salaries of city-elected officials, and to that end may order that the salaries of the mayor and/or the city council be increased or decreased. Salaries for the city council shall be uniform as to all council positions. Upon determining to change any salary, the commission shall file a written salary schedule reflecting the change with the city clerk. Salary increases established by the commission shall become effective as to the covered positions thirty days after the salary schedule is filed with the city clerk unless a valid referendum petition is filed as provided in this chapter. Salary increases shall be effective as to the covered positions regardless of their terms of office. Salary decreases established by the commission shall become effective as to incumbent city-elected officials at the commencement of their next subsequent term of office unless a valid referendum petition is filed as provided in this chapter. Approved salary changes for which no referendum petition is filed shall become effective and be incorporated into the city's budget without further action of the city council or the salary commission.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)
Salary increases and decreases shall be subject to referendum petition by the people of the city of Mukilteo in the same manner as provided for city ordinances under Chapter 1.14, as the same now exists or as may be hereafter amended. A referendum petition seeking a vote on a salary increase or decrease must be filed within thirty days after the written salary schedule reflecting the change is filed with the city clerk. In the event of the filing of a valid referendum petition, the salary increase or decrease shall not go into effect until approved by vote of the people. Referendum measures under this chapter shall be submitted to the voters of the city at the next following general or municipal election occurring thirty days or more after the referendum petition is filed and shall be otherwise governed by the provisions of the state constitution or laws generally applicable to referendum measures.
(Ord. 1498 § 1, 2024)