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Council advances ordinance to codify council clerk compensation to second reading
Summary
The council held a public hearing and moved an ordinance adding section 1-11.05 to the codified ordinances to make council clerk compensation explicit; staff said the council rules already set member and president pay but were silent on the clerk.
The Urbana City Council on April 15 held a public hearing and advanced an ordinance to add section 1-11.05 to the codified ordinances to codify council clerk compensation.
What staff said: A staff member explained the change as “designed to take all the guesswork out of council clerk compensation.” The council’s existing rules already set salaries for the council president and members but, staff said, “it’s silent as to the clerk.” The proposed amendment would make the clerk’s compensation mirror central-staff compensation practices.
Public comment and council process: The public hearing record included an opportunity for two minutes of public comment for persons who signed in; no substantive public comment on this item was recorded at the meeting. Council placed ordinance 44-23-25 (adding section 1-11.05, council clerk compensation) on its second reading.
What was not decided: Council did not take a final adoption vote on April 15; the ordinance moved forward to a subsequent reading required by council procedure.
Ending: Staff and council noted no outstanding questions and proceeded to the next agenda item.
