HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-28 07/21/2014RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -28
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO
SECTION 24 OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 4, 2014, AND SETTING FORTH A BALLOT TITLE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Springfield, Oregon
as follows:
1. Pursuant to Section 2.260 of the Springfield Municipal Code, there is hereby
submitted to the electors of the City of Springfield, Oregon, for their approval or
rejection on November 4, 2014, to be voted upon at an election held
concurrently with the Lane County general election an amendment to Section 24
of the Springfield City Charter authorizing a monetary stipend for the Mayor and
Councilors, The proposed amendment to Section 24 of the Springfield City
Charter is as follows:
Section 24. Stipend and Reimbursement for Mayor and Council.
"Beginning July 1, 2015, the Mayor shall receive a stipend of $500 per month and
the Councilors shall receive a stipend of $300 per month. At the beginning of each
fiscal year thereafter, the stipends authorized above shall be adjusted by a
percentage equal to that during the previous calendar year of the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) for the Portland, Oregon area, or its successor. If that index ceases to
exist, another consumer price index representing substantially the Springfield area
shall be used. In any case, if a consumer price index covering the Springfield area is
developed, that index shall be used in the place of the Portland CPI. The stipends
are in addition to, and not in lieu of, reimbursement for expenses the Mayor and
Council incur in serving the City. The Council may prescribe a plan providing for
such reimbursement."
2. The ballot title for the foregoing proposed Charter Amendment is as follows:
CHARTER AMENDMENT SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
"CAPTION: Charter Amendment that allows for a Councilor and Mayor stipend.
QUESTION: Should Springfield amend its Charter to allow the Councilors and Mayor to
receive a monthly monetary stipend for their service?
SUMMARY: A yes vote amends the Charter to allow the Councilors and Mayor to
receive a monthly monetary stipend. The current Charter provision
allowing for reimbursement for the expenses the Councilors and Mayor
incur in their service would remain. The proposed stipend amount for the
Mayor is $500 and $300 for the Councilors. The Charter Amendment will
specify that base amount and, also state that at the beginning of each
fiscal year thereafter, the stipends will be adjusted by a percentage equal
to that of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous calendar year
of the Portland, Oregon area. If that Index ceases to exist, another
consumer price index representing substantially the Springfield are shall
be used. If a CPI for the Springfield area is developed, that index shall
be used in the place of the Portland CPI.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 21 day of July,
2014, with a vote of 4 for and 1 against. (VAN GORDON)
ATTEST:
Amy Sow , City Recorder
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Christine L. Lundberg, May
REVIEWED 8 APPROVED
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OFFICE Of C0RNEY
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Exhibit A
Ballot Title for Council Stipend
Caption: Charter Amendment that allows for a Councilor and Mayor stipend.
Question: Should Springfield amend its Charter to allow the Councilors and Mayor to
receive a monthly monetary stipend for their service?
Summary: A yes vote amends the Charter to allow the Councilors and Mayor to
receive a monthly monetary stipend. The current charter provision
allowing for reimbursement for the expenses the Councilors and Mayor
incur in their service would remain. The proposed stipend amount for the
Mayor is $500 and $300 for the Councilors. The Charter Amendment will
specify that base amount and, also state that at the beginning of each
fiscal year thereafter, the stipends will be adjusted by a percentage equal
to that of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous calendar year
of the Portland, Oregon area. If that Index ceases to exist, another
consumer price index representing substantially the Springfield area shall
be used. If a CPI for the Springfield area is developed, that index shall
be used in the place of the Portland CPI.
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -28