Ord 80-2020 Amending Section 2-30 Chapter 2 Council Salary 12/15/2020Ordinance No. 80-2020
Ordinance amending Section 2-30 of Chapter 2, Article II, Division 1, of
the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances to provide for changes to
compensation for the Mayor and City Council, as approved by the
voters at the November 3, 2020 general -special election; providing an
effective date
WHEREAS, the citizens of Wichita Falls passed Charter Proposition X during the
special -general election held November 3, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, such proposition increased the potential compensation for the Mayor
and City Council; and,
WHEREAS, this change requires amendment to the existing Code of Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINCED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Chapter 2, Article II, Division 1 of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended at Section 2-30 so that such section shall hereafter read as
follows:
"Sec. 2-30. - Compensation.
(a) In accordance with Charter section 38, the mayor shall be paid a salary of
$1,000.00 per month, and each councilor shall be paid a salary of $600.00 per month,
subject to subsection (c) or to disciplinary action voted upon by the city council.
(b) The mayor and each councilor may choose not to receive a salary by
tendering a written designation of such decision to the city clerk. Such a designation may
be reversed via a written declaration tendered to the city clerk, but such decision will not
apply retroactively.
(c) If any member of council is delinquent in the payment of any taxes or other
liabilities due to the city, the city manager shall withhold said councilor's monthly
compensation until such delinquency is paid in full, unless said debt is subject to a federal
bankruptcy stay or the property tax delinquency is protected by a tax deferred application
accepted by the Wichita Appraisal District."
2. This ordinance shall become effective January 15, 2021.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15t" day of December, 2020.
ATTEST: MAYOR
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City Clerk