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TCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 90 -308
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Ordinance increasing the salary for the Board of Equalization members from the present rate
of $55 per day to $75 per day (or $50 per day to $55 per day), retroactive to 7/1/90.
ATTACHMENTS:
- Ordinance (2 versions)
-Salary Comparison Chart
-Memo from Exec., with response from Clerk and Hansey (2)
Public Hearing Needed? Yes No /XX�
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
This ordinance will increase the salary for the board of Equalization members to a level more in
line with the increase of responsibilities the Board fulfills. The � version raises the salary to $75
per day, the second version brings the Whatcom County Code in line with present policies ($55 per
day).
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION•
Recommend adoption of at least_:the second version, to bring the pay in
line with present policies.
COMMITTEE ACTION (including dates):
COUNCIL ACTION (including dates):
10/9/90
Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number. • ote 10 +77
salincre.ord 8/29 /90 SPONSORED BY; CONSENT
amended 10/9/90 PROPOSED BY: Board of Equal
INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/4/90
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2 ORDINANCE NO. 90 -97
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1 AMENDING CODE 22.1
2 INCREASING THE SALARY FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBERS
3 FROM THE PRESENT $50 PER DAY TO $55 PER DAY.
4 WHEREAS, the duties of the Board of Equalization have increased significantly
5 in both the range of duties and the time necessary to fulfill these responsibilities; and
6 WHEREAS, the Board members spend an extensive amount of time on Board
7 duties apart from the hearings themselves, making frequent trips on their own time to
8 inspect petitioned properties, for which they are not paid mileage; and
9 WHEREAS, many other counties are increasing their Board members' salaries in
10 recognition of the increased work load and counties near Whatcom County recently
11 increased Board members' salaries significantly (Skagit: $75 /day, Island; $100 /day); and
12 WHEREAS, the State Department of Revenue supports increased compensation
13 for Board of Equalization members; and
14 WHEREAS, these above listed conditions have existed since before the beginning
15 of the 1990 Board of Equalization session.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Section 2.21.030 of the Whatcom
17 County Code shall be amended as follows:
18 "2.21.030 Compensation for meeting attendance. As authorized by RCW
19 84.48.010, members of the Board of Equalization are to receive fifty dellafs t =r
20 cc per day for each day of actual attendance of the meeting of the board.
21 ADOPTED this 9TH day ofOCTOBE, 1990.
22 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
23 ATTEST: WHAT M COUNTY, WASHINGTON
25 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk Do d ansey, Ch an
26 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Civil Deputy Prosecutor
(4 Approved ( ) Denied
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Shirley Van Zan en, E tive
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