Ordinance 03-014 Establishing Council & Mayor Salaries •
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND MAYOR
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.13.040 sets forth the interim compensation allowed for
newly elected Council Members and the appointed Mayor during the interim period until
a salary ordinance can be passed and become effective;
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.13.040 provides that a Council Member of a city having
more than fifteen thousand (15,000) inhabitants shall be entitled to a salary of four
hundred dollars ($400.00) per calendar month with the Mayor entitled to a Council
Member's salary, plus twenty-five percent (25.00%); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt by ordinance the interim
compensation allowed by RCW 35A.13.040 for the Council Members and the Mayor as
the usual and standard compensation.
NOW, THREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane
County, Washington, do ordain as follows:
Section I. Salary Levels Established.
A. Council Members. Each City Council Member shall be
entitled to receive a salary of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per month, payable on the
last day of each calendar month, unless said day is a holiday or weekend, then said salary
shall be paid the Friday before the last day of the month.
B. Mayor,. The Mayor shall be entitled to a salary of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) per month, which is twenty-five percent (25.00%) greater than
Council Member salaries, payable on the last day of each calendar month, unless said day
is a holiday or weekend, then said salary shall be paid the Friday before the last day of
the month.
Section 2. Increase/Decrease in Salary Levels.
A. Council Members. The Council Member's salary may be
adjusted from time to time by ordinance, but any increase or reduction in said salary shall
not become effective until the expiration of the term then being served by the incumbent;
provided that, the salary may not be increased or diminished after the election of a
Council Member.
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B. Mayor. The Mayor's salary may be adjusted from time to
time by ordinance, but any increase or reduction in said salary shall not become effective
until the expiration of the term then being served by the incumbent; provided that, the
salary may not be increased or diminished after the Mayor has been chosen by the
council.
Section 3. Severability.
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause of phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be preempted
by state or federal laws or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or
circumstances.
Section 4. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the official date
of incorporation provided publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in
the official newspaper of the City as provided by law.
44 Passed By the City Council of the City of,Spok1 11i Iley,on January 7, 2003.
Mayor, Michael De len 'ig
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk, Ruth Muller
Approved As To Form:
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Date of Publication: /f'l•vrze Z 2, 70.03
Effective Date: .„,.c� j/ 7U3
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