CITY OF HOMER

                                                             HOMER, ALASKA                                                            

                                                                                                                                                 Novak

                                                             ORDINANCE 09-43

                                                                              

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ENACTING HOMER CITY CODE 1.24.130, COMPENSATION, AND HOMER CITY CODE 1.76.070, COMPENSATION, ESTABLISHING A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOMER ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION.

 

            WHEREAS, AS 29.20.620 provides that the Council shall by ordinance provide a method of determining the salaries of elected City officials; and

 

            WHEREAS, When in the course of their responsibility a person is given direction to perform specific tasks, that is a job; and

 

            WHEREAS, A case in point is the Planning Commission being handed a subdivision development to evaluate and rule on; and

 

          WHEREAS, A case in point is the City Council making management decisions and recommendations for expenditures in a 20 million dollar budget; or crafting ordinances to provide services for a city of 5,000 people; and

 

            WHEREAS, The responsibilities, issues, and decisions you are asked to deal with make this work a job, similar to the function of a board of directors of a large corporation; and

 

          WHEREAS, The responsibilities and commitment discussed here demand a real effort, the kind of effort a person would put into a job with pay and benefits; and

 

          WHEREAS, To expect people to be eager or willing to step forward, give up their time, and take on these commitments without reasonable compensation or benefits is totally unrealistic in today’s busy fast paced world.           

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

 

Section 1.  Homer City Code 1.24.130, Compensation, is enacted to read as follows:

 

1.24.130 Compensation. Commencing with the budget for the 2011 fiscal year, the council annually shall establish the compensation for the mayor and council members as part of its authorization of the budget for the next fiscal year; provided that the salary of the mayor may not be reduced during the term of office of the mayor.

 

Section 2.  Homer City Code 1.76.070, Compensation, is enacted to read as follows:

1.76.070 Compensation. Commencing with the budget for the 2011 fiscal year, the council annually shall establish the compensation for commission members as part of its authorization of the budget for the next fiscal year.

 

Section 3.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption by the Homer City Council.

 

Section 4.  This ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.

 

            ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ________ day of ______________ 2009.

 

                                                                        CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                        _______________________________________

                                                                        DENNIS NOVAK, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

 

ATTEST:


______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

 

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: