HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6046: MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBERS COMPENSATION & BENEFITSP. O. No. 6046
10/14/09 is
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
WHEREAS, per Ordinance No. 09-65, City Council Members became
eligible for health insurance and COBRA benefits for themselves and
for their dependants; and
WHEREAS, due to an error in the calculation of the benefits,
the following is now applicable (this represents what was presently
received, which did not include health insurance):
MONTHLY BI-WEERLY
SALARY: PAY: CAR ALLOWANCE:
Mayor $1,076.35 $496.77 $1,000
Mayor Pro Tem $ 538.18 $248.39 $ 950
Councilmembers $ 538.18 $248.39 $ 900
and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget includes a 4o increase for non-
civil service employees, which includes a 4% increase for the
Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Councilmembers, as follows:
MONTHLY BI-WEEKLY
SALARY: PAY: CAR ALLOWANCE:
Mayor $1,119.40 $516.65 $1,000
Mayor Pro Tem $ 559.71 $258.32 $ 950
Councilmembers $ 559.71 $258.32 $ 900
and
WHEREAS, the fiscal impact for health insurance coverage for
councilmembers only is estimated not to exceed $42,454 for the
2009/2010 fiscal year; and
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WHEREAS, the fiscal impact for health insurance coverage for
councilmembers and for their dependants, with the same premium
allocation as active employees, is estimated not to exceed $83,537.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble
are true and correct.
Section 2. That the Mayor and City Council will also
have health insurance as follows:
• Mayor and City Council, as well as their dependants,
with the same premium allocation as actual employees,
so long as they are in office.
Section 3. That the Mayor and the City Council will also
be eligible for COBRA, as allowed by law, once they are out of
office and if dependant coverage is also included, the dependants
will also be eligible for coverage, as allowed by law.
Section 4. That this Ordinance will not take away the
benefits that retirees have.
Section 5. That funding for the added cost of this
health insurance coverage was approved per Ordinance No. 09-68.
Section 6. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
Section 7. That this being an Ordinance amending an
Ordinance which does not carry a penalty, and does not require
publication, it shall take effect on November 1, 2009.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of
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A.D., 2009, at a Council Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor
City Council
NOES:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY / `1L ,,,__„ ~_ ,ei1
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
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