As authorized by RCW 35.21.015, in 2005 the City of Kirkland established a Salary Commission to set the salaries of the Mayor and City Council Members. The Salary Commission is made up of three citizens who are appointed for staggered terms by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.
If the Salary Commission elects to change the salaries of the Mayor and City Council Members, it files the salary adjustment with the City Clerk and the adjustment automatically becomes effective. No action of the City Council is required. Any recommended salary increases go into effect immediately for the Mayor and City Council Members regardless of their terms. However, salary decreases established by the Salary Commission only become effective as to incumbent City Council Members at the commencement of their next term.
In 2010, the Salary Commission completed its fifth review of the salaries paid to the Mayor and City Council. At a public meeting in September 2010, the Salary Commission voted to leave the salaries of the Mayor and Council unchanged. This resulted in the salaries remaining at the reduced levels established by the Salary Commission in 2009. In 2009, the Salary Commission decreased the salaries paid to the Mayor and the City Council Members by 3.8 percent. A copy of the
2009 Resolution is posted below. The
draft minutes of the Salary Commission meeting of September 28, 2010, are also posted.
Salary ResolutionsResolution No:
06-001 Resolution No:
07-001Resolution No:
09-001
Upcoming Meeting
September 27, 2011, 5:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers
The Commission will receive public input and discuss possible adjustments to the salaries of the Mayor and Council Members.
Members:
Bea L. Nahon, Chair
Tina McDade
Anna Rising
Staff:
Tracey Dunlap, Director of Finance and Administration
Robin Jenkinson, City Attorney
Bill Kolden, Director of Human Resources