TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Establishing the Compensation of the Mayor and City Council and Amending Section 2-327 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Joliet, Illinois
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BACKGROUND:
At the request of members of the City Council, the attached ordinance is being presented to change the compensation of the Mayor and City Council Members. This ordinance does not apply to current Council members. It only applies to individuals that are elected or re-elected if the ordinance is adopted.
Compensation for the Mayor and Council has only been modified three times in the last 29 years. The last change was a reduction 13 years ago. The attached ordinance increases newly elected or re-elected Council member compensation to $23,000 and newly elected or reelected Mayor compensation to $40,250. The attached ordinance also provides for a 2% annual inflation adjustment. The ordinance allows individual elected officials the ability to accept a lower amount than what is provided within the proposed ordinance.
If approved this ordinance would not take effect until May 2025 for Council-at-Large members, and May 2027 for Mayor and District Council members.
This item will be reviewed by the Legislative Committee.
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