15.2-1414.6 - Permitted salaries; salary increases; reimbursement for expenses.
§ 15.2-1414.6. Permitted salaries; salary increases; reimbursement forexpenses.
Subject to the exception provided for in § 15.2-1414.5, the annual salary ofeach member of the council of any city shall be set by its members byordinance notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special.The setting of such salaries by members of council shall include the salaryof the mayor or president of the council whether such official is a member ofcouncil or not.
Cities within the following population brackets shall be allowed to setsalaries for mayors, which include presidents of council, and council membersnot to exceed the following:
Population Annual Salary
260,000 and over
Mayor $ 30,000
Council 28,000
175,000 to 259,999
Mayor 27,000
Council 25,000
75,000 to 174,999
Mayor 25,000
Council 23,000
35,000 to 74,999
Mayor 20,000
Council 18,000
20,000 to 34,999
Mayor 13,000
Council 12,000
15,000 to 19,999
Mayor 12,000
Council 11,500
14,999 and under
Mayor 11,500
Council 11,000
No increase in the salary of a member of council shall take effect until July1 after the next regularly scheduled general election of council members.
Every proposed increase in the salary of a member of council shall be adoptedat least four months prior to the date of the next municipal election exceptin the case of a newly created consolidated city when the proposed increaseshall be adopted at least two months prior to the date of its first municipalelection.
Any member of council shall be eligible to be reimbursed for any personalexpenses incurred by him for official business. However, all claims forreimbursement shall be for reasonable expenses to the extent permitted by lawincurred in the conduct of official city business and shall be itemized anddocumented by stamped paid receipts to the extent feasible.
In addition to salary, each member of the council of any city may becompensated with such benefits as are provided city employees by the city.
(1981, c. 358, § 14.1-47.2; 1982, c. 125; 1985, c. 111; 1986, cc. 111, 312;1988, c. 213; 1996, c. 263; 1997, c. 592; 1998, c. 872.)