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Home My WebLink About2001-09-10 01-361 ORDERCOUNCILAMON Item No.p}3¢1 Date: 9-10--01 [tem/Subject Order, Proposing Amendment to Bangor Cty Charter, Article 11, Section 2, City Council — City Counal Compensation (Without Annual Adjustment) Nesponsible Department: City Council For some time, the City Council has been reviewing a proposal to amend the Cry Charter to adjust Counal Compensation. This recommendation has come forward from a citizen's committee which independently undertook a review of compensation, including a comparison of the compensation paid W other Councilors throughout the State. The attached amendment would increase compensaFon from its current $900 per year, an amount which has been in effect since the 1950's, to $2,000 with an additional $500 for Council Chair. Unlike the previous amendment, however, it would not provide a new mechanism for annual compensation adjustments. A public hearing must first be held on this older. following the hearing, the Coundl must take action if it desires this Rem to appear on the November ballot. Department Head Manager's Comments: This is the second of Me potential amendments for consideration. If Mis first amendment is defeated, the other should Men be considered. If It is approved, this item should be Indefinitely postponed. City Manager Asaodated Information: Order Budget Approval Legal Approval: Introduced far X_ Passage _First Reading Page_a Referral 01-361 AssignmmCounm« Blanchette September 10. 2001 w ' CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order, Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter, Article !I, Section L City Council - City Council Compensation (Without Annual Adjustment). WHEREAS, Ne current level of City Council compensation was established in the 1950's at $400 per year; and WHEREAS, service on the City Council requires a significant contribution of time and may result in individual members Foregoing other compensation and incurring out of packet expenses far in advance of compensation received; and WHEREAS, the current level of compensation may serve as a disincentive to citizens wishing to seek election to the Council; and WHEREAS, an independent citizens group has reviewed compensation levels in other Maine cities and has recommended Nat Bangor's compensation levels be incremed; and WHEREAS, in order to implement these changes, an amendment to the City Charter is required. NOW, THEREFORE, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED That the following amendment to Article D, Section 2, of the Bangor City Charter he placed on the ballot of the next regular munadpal election, to be held on Novemher 6, 2001, fe approval by the quali0ed voters of the City of Bangor in accordance wbh Title 30-A M.R.S.A. Sectors 2109(1) and 2105: ARTICLE If CITY COUNCIL +++++++++r+++axrrxxxrxxrxxaxr Sec.2. Composidon, election, tenure W office, etc. [AmentleE ll -]-1999] There shall be elected a[ large from the qualified voters in old city a dry Council ceBisting of nine members, At the first election under the act there shall be elected nine members of old City Council. No vote shall vote for more than nine. The three caMitla[es receNing the largest number of votes at old election shall hold office for three years, the three receiving the nest largest number of votes shall hold office for two years, and the three receiving the next largest number of votes shall hold office for one year. 01-361 Thereafter at each annual municipal election Mere shall be chosen at large three members of the City Council M hold office for a term of three years. No voter shall vote for more than three. Each member of the City Council shall hold office until h6 sucoessar Is elected and qualified. Members of the City Council shall receive the am of $900.00 per year in full compensation, same payable quarterly. Effactifire the first day folloyano the recularly scheduled 2001 municipal election Council shall recismi the sum of $2,0M.00 par year,same r of the Council shall receive an additional 5500.00 her year. the ON Council may unless the C ty Council shal by Ordinance increase the amount members shall be united to recelvo as compensator, provided, however, no such ordinance increasing the Council's cornpensxdon shall take effect until approved by the voters at a public referendum and until three (3) Wars after the data of adoption W the City Council. No person may serve as a memt it of Me City Council for more than two (2) complete consecutive terms. No member of the City Council shall, during the corm for which he or she shall have been elected and for one year Mereaber, he appointed to any other nonelected office of profit or amployment position of the Ciy. ArM be it further ORDERED, THAT pursuant to 30-A M.R.S,A. Sections 2104(6) and 2105(2), the form of the question to be submR[ed to the voters shall be as follows: 9!)ES110N (CITY CHARIER AMENDMENT) "Shall the proposed City hurter Amendment summarized below be approved and adopted by the City of Bangor?" " ri. The proposed amendment to Article D, Section 2 of the City Charter would Increase the cemperuation of Council Members from $400 per year M $2,000 per year and provide that the Council Clair would receive an additional $500 in hwmpensatan." The City Clerk is hereby directed M mke all necessary action consistent with the Order. (STATEMENT OF FACT: Additions to the existing Charter pro4siora are underlined, deletau to the existing Charter provisions ares e'zF mugh. The intent of th¢ amendment is M increase the compensation of the Memhers of the City Council. IS CITY COBWCIL September lL 2601 Motion Made L Seconded to Open Public Bearing. Public Bearing Opened. Mn son, from the Public came Forward. Mociav Made and Seconaad o Close Public Nearing. Public Hearing Closed Motioa Made 6 Seconded for Passage Motion Hoobtea Vote: ] yea, 2 no Councilors voting yen: Blaucberte. Crowley, Parnham, Palaer. Hobman. Trouble s vardamie Couaeilars voting n Baldacci a Farrington Passed ( 6l TYCIM (TITLE,) ty Charter, Article I1.. Section 2, City Conseil - city Conseil Compensation ( MitIsmt Amnaul Assigned! ro Councilor 01-361 PUBIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Bangor Wil hold a Public Hearing on a Proposed Amendment W the Bangor City Charter on September 10, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Third Floor, Bangor City Hall, 73 Harlm Street CHARTER AMENOMEfff: Atdde Il, Section 2 CITY COUNCIL Sec 2. CanposMon, election, temre of office, ac lAmeeded 11-7-19891 There shall be elected at large from the qualified voters In old city a Ory Council mnstsdrg of nine members. At the first election under the act there shall be elected nine members of said Oty Council. No voter shall vote for mare than nine. The three andidates receiving the largest number of votes at old election shall hdtl Was for three years, the three receiving the neo largest camber of votes shall had office for two years, and the three receiving the red largest number of votes shall Igld office for one year. Thereafter at each annual municipal election liars shall be chosen at large three members of the City Council to hold office for a term of tive s years. No voter shall vote for more than three. Each member of the City Council shall hold office until Ns successor is elected and qualified. Members of the City Council shall receive the sum of $400.00 per year in full conpensation, same payable gartalY. ERective the first dery foil - the mularly scheduled 2004 municipal tiLr& bas of the City Co dl shall receive the sum of 12.00000 par Mr. saMe cavable a arialy and the Chair a the ON CwdJl Mail receive an add 'barrel $500.00 per vox The ON Council may mall by adirance increase the amount members shall be witted W receive as compensation, provided, hpWeve4, n0 such ordinance mcreasing the Council's compensation shall take effect until approved by the voters at a public referendum and until three (3) years after the date of adoption by the City Council. No person may sanx as a member of the Ory Council fpr more than two (2) complete consecutive tams. No member of the City Council shall, during the term fon which he or she shall have been elected and for ora year thereafter, be worsted m am other nonelected officeof profit OranplOymalt position of the CitY. (STATEMENT OF FACE: Additigre to the existing Charter provisions are urydarlipi: deletions to the existing Charter prmdsin; are shuck-thri . The intent of this amendment Is to increase the compensation of the Members of the City Coundl.) August 31, 2001 Gall E. Campbell, City Clerk oba�al Garr E. Garr cly cm,*