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5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE AMOUNT
OF COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS,
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE 1707 AND
SECTION 2.04.230 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL
CODE; REPEALING ORDINANCES 1354, 1431, AND 1637;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, City Council stipends were set at $500 per month by Ordinance 1707 adopted June
20th, 1994; and
WHEREAS, cost -of- living increases were provided based on the Consumer Price Index
Washington (CPI -W) for the Seattle area; and
WHEREAS, the State Attorney General has opined that using a CPI for Council stipends violates
a provision in the State Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to set stipend and benefit levels for future City Council-
members at a level that compensates fairly for the time and effort required to be an effective Council
member, yet not setting levels that would attract candidates primarily interested in the position's
financial benefits;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Council Compensation. Section 1 of Ordinance 1707 and Section 2.04.230 are hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. Monthly compensation.
1. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35A.12.070, each member of the City Council of the
City of Tukwila whose term of office commenced on or after the effective date of Ordinance 1707
passed June 20, 1994 but before the effective date of this ordinance shall be compensated at the basic
rate of $500 per month, and shall include any accumulated CPI -W increases awarded between the
beginning of 1994 and August 1, 1998 for the remainder of the term then being served by the incumbent.
2. Councilmembers taking office on or after January 1, 2000 shall receive the following
compensation during the years listed here:
Year Stinend
2000 $625
2001 645
2002 665
2003 685
2004 705
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B. Benefits.
1. Each member of the City Council beginning January 1, 1999, shall be eligible for one of
two benefit options.
a Reimbursement from the City for medical including: pharmaceuticals, alternative
health care, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, deductibles and expenses incurred by the
member, up to a maximum amount of $1,700 in any calendar year. Reimbursement shall be made only
upon presentation to the Finance Director of a receipt or other evidence that the expense was actually
incurred. All reimbursement payments made under this section shall be a fringe benefit accruing to the
member by virtue of employment with the City and shall not be considered part of the member's stipend
or wages.
b. Participation in the City's self insured medical plan which is offered to employees.
The City shall pay $1,700 toward the cost of the Councilmember's enrollment in the plan, and the
Council- member shall be responsible for contributing the difference between $1,700 and the City's cost
for one member's participation in the plan. For coverage of additional family members, the
Councilmember shall pay the difference between $1,700 and the City's cost of providing health
insurance for the total number of family members included. The Councilmember's payments to the City
shall be made in two equal installments, due January 15 and June 15. Participation in the City's self
insured medical plan shall be a fringe benefit accruing to the member by virtue of employment with the
City and shall not be considered part of the member's stipend or wages.
Section 2. Repealer. Ordinances 1354, 1431, and 1637 are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional for
any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other
person or situation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official
newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force and effect five (5) days after passage and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COi NCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Meeting thereof this 4 day of C'_tifr re cc6 f 1998.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
e E. Cantu, City Clerk
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FILED WIT i THE CITY CLERK: /0
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED: /9/9/
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE
AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS, AMENDING SECTION 1 OF
ORDINANCE 1707 AND SECTION 2.04.230 OF THE
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE; REPEALING
ORDINANCES 1354, 1431, AND 1637; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
On �J 7�, ��r the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance
No. 57 fixing the amount of compensation for City Councilmembers,
amending Section 1 of Ordinance 1707 and Section 2.04.230 of the Tukwila Municipal Code;
repealing Ordinances 1354, 1431, and 1637; providing for severability and establishing an
effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of
Published Seattle Times://?/
CITY OF TUKWILA
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Ja�ie'E. Cantu, City Clerk