4.47.060 Salary increases and decreases – Effective date.
A. As provided in State law, the Redmond Salary Commission shall have the authority to establish the salaries of the Council. The decision on a salary increase, decrease, or determining there should be no salary change shall be made by the majority vote of the Commission.
B. Upon determining to change any salary, the Commission shall file a written salary schedule reflecting the change with the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall post the salary schedule on the City’s website as soon as practicable after receiving the schedule from the Salary Commission.
1. Salary increases established by the Commission shall become effective as to the covered positions thirty (30) days after the salary schedule is filed with the City Clerk, unless a valid referendum petition is filed as provided in this chapter. Salary increases shall be effective as to the covered positions regardless of their terms of office.
2. Salary decreases established by the Commission shall become effective as to incumbent City Councilmembers at the commencement of their next subsequent term of office.
C. Approved salary changes for which no referendum petition is filed shall become effective and be incorporated into the City’s budget without further action of the City Council or the Redmond Salary Commission. (Ord. 3116 § 2, 2023).