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Council approves ordinance raising council pay to $50,000 effective with 2017 elected members
Summary
An addendum ordinance increasing council compensation from $15,000 to $50,000 for newly elected 2017 members passed on Tuesday; the motion passed with one recorded dissent from Councilor Abbott. The measure was moved and approved during the meeting's addendum votes.
The Birmingham City Council voted to approve an ordinance raising the annual salary for council members from $15,000 to $50,000 effective for members elected in 2017.
The ordinance text, read as an addendum item by the clerk, said it would "increase the salary of the city council from $15,000 to $50,000 effective with the newly elected 2017 city council members." The item was moved and seconded and the council approved the ordinance; the meeting record notes one recorded "no" vote from Councilor Abbott.
Council debate on the floor during the addendum was brief in the transcript excerpt; the clerk opened the vote shortly after the motion to move the item. The record shows the item "passes" followed by the notation of a single no vote. The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally in the excerpt.
Next steps: The ordinance is effective for the next newly elected council members (2017), per the language read on the floor; the transcript does not record subsequent administrative steps such as certification, posting or salary-payment mechanics.
