§ 3.01. City council: powers, composition and salaries.

(a)

At the time of adoption of this charter, there shall be a city council consisting of five (5) members including the mayor. This council shall have all of the legislative powers of the city vested therein including the appointment of the city attorney. The city council may authorize the city attorney to employ one or more assistants, a city prosecutor, and to engage special counsel where the circumstances of a particular case warrant, and city attorney shall be authorized to appoint, suspend, demote or dismiss any employee in the office of the city attorney in accordance with law.

(b)

Salaries of the mayor and council members shall be set by ordinance during the year in which city elections are held. Said salaries shall become effective the following January first and commencing in 2007 upon the first Tuesday in December. Salary may be tied to the consumer price index.

(Ord. No. 1997-32, § 1, 7-1-97; Ord. No. 2001-51, § 4, 8-21-01)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 1997-32 was approved at a special election held on September 2, 1997. Ord. No. 2001-51 was approved by the voters at referendum on Oct. 9, 2001.