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City council salaries; removes the statutory salary caps for members.

Removes the statutory salary caps for members of city councils.

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01/07/2020 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101708D Open

            

2020 SESSION

    20101708D
    HOUSE BILL NO. 1108
    Offered January 8, 2020
    Prefiled January 7, 2020
    A BILL to amend and reenact �� 15.2-1414.5 and 15.2-1414.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to city council salaries.
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    Patrons-- Hudson, Bourne, McQuinn and Tyler
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    Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

    1. That �� 15.2-1414.5 and 15.2-1414.6 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

    15.2-1414.5. Each councilman to be paid annual salary.

    Each member of the council of each city shall be allowed and paid out of the city levy an annual salary in equal monthly installments, or in accordance with the payroll cycle of city employees, to be fixed as herein provided, for his services in attending the meetings of the council and in discharging the duties imposed by law upon him. Any city, however, whose charter imposes no limitation on salaries, may continue to pay its councilmen and mayor pursuant to such charter.

    15.2-1414.6. Permitted salaries; salary increases; reimbursement for expenses.

    Subject to the exception provided for in � 15.2-1414.5, the The annual salary of each member of the council of any city shall be set by its members by ordinance notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special. The setting of such salaries by members of council shall include the salary of the mayor or president of the council whether such official is a member of council or not.

    Cities within the following population brackets shall be allowed to set salaries for mayors, which include presidents of council, and council members not to exceed the following:

    Population

    Annual Salary

    260,000 and over

     

    Mayor

    $30,000

    Council

    28,000

    175,000 to 259,999

     

    Mayor

    27,000

    Council

    25,000

    75,000 to 174,999

     

    Mayor

    25,000

    Council

    23,000

    35,000 to 74,999

     

    Mayor

    20,000

    Council

    18,000

    20,000 to 34,999

     

    Mayor

    13,000

    Council

    12,000

    15,000 to 19,999

     

    Mayor

    12,000

    Council

    11,500

    14,999 and under

     

    Mayor

    11,500

    Council

    11,000

    No increase in the salary of a member of council shall take effect until July 1 after the next regularly scheduled general election of council members.

    Every proposed increase in the salary of a member of council shall be adopted at least four months prior to the date of the next municipal election except in the case of a newly created consolidated city when the proposed increase shall be adopted at least two months prior to the date of its first municipal election.

    Any member of council shall be eligible to be reimbursed for any personal expenses incurred by him for official business. However, all claims for reimbursement shall be for reasonable expenses to the extent permitted by law incurred in the conduct of official city business and shall be itemized and documented by stamped paid receipts to the extent feasible.

    In addition to salary, each member of the council of any city may be compensated with such benefits as are provided city employees by the city.

    Picture Name From Date Type
    Sally L. Hudson D-Richmond Sponsor
    Date Branch Action
    01/31/2020 House House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (16-Y 5-N)
    01/23/2020 House House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
    01/21/2020 House House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
    01/07/2020 House House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101708D
    01/07/2020 House House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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    Branch Vote Date Yes No Not Voting
    House 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM 16 5 0
    House 1/21/2020 12:00:00 AM 5 2 0
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