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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
Ordinance No. 16 of 2012
(Amending certain provisions of Chapter 2.35
pertaining to the Citizens'Compensation Advisory Committee)
An ordinance amending Chapter 2.35,Sall Lake City Code,pertaining to the Citizens'
Compensation Advisory Committee to modify terms of service;expand the Committee's
consideration to"total"compensation;modify the due date for the Committee's annual report;to
eliminate outdated language that was necessary when the Committee was established in 1992;
and to include minor word changes reflecting that the Committee's role is"advisory"only.
WHEREAS,amendments to the Citizens'Compensation Advisory Committee were
discussed by the Committee as necessary to modify terms of service;expand the Committee's
consideration to"total"compensation;modify the due date for the Committee's annual report;to
eliminate outdated language that was necessary when the Committee was established in 1992;
and to include minor word changes reflecting that the Committee's role is"advisory"only.
NOW THEREFORE,be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah:
SECTION 1.That Chapter 2.35 of the Salt Lake City Code is amended as follows:
Chapter 2.35
CITIZENS'COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2.35.010:PURPOSE OF'PROVISIONS:
2.35.020:APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS;QUALIFICATIONS:
2.35.030:MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DEEMED VOLUNTEERS:
2.35.040:TERMS OF OFFICE:
2.35.050:ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS;VACANCY FILLING:
2.35.060:POWERS AND DUTIES:
2.35.070:MEETINGS:
2.35.080:STAFF SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES:
2.35.090:COMMI1TEE ACTIONS SHIAI,L NOT BIND THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL:
2.35.010:PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS:
"The purpose of this chapter is to create the citizens'compensation advisory committee(the
"committee")and provide for its duties and responsibilities in making recommendations
regarding the total compensation of the city's elected officials and employees.(Ord.65-92§ 1,
1992)
2.35.020:APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS;QUALIFICATIONS:
A.The committee shall be comprised of seven(7)members appointed as follows:
1.Three(3)members shall be appointed by the mayor.
2.Three(3)members shall be appointed by the city council.
3.One member shall be appointed by the other six(6)appointed members.
B.In appointing the members to the committee,the mayor and the city council shall give
consideration to achieving representation from a broad cross section of persons with
compensation and/or benefits expertise.No member of the committee shall be deemed an
employee of the city.(Ord.65-92§2, 1992)
2.35.030:MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DEEMED VOLUNTEERS:
Members of the committee shall perform their services on the committee without pay or other
compensation,except expenses actually and reasonably incurred as approved by the mayor and
the city council.Members shall be deemed volunteers as defined in section 67-20-1 et seq.,Utah
Code Annotated,and successor sections,and as such shall be immune from any liability with
respect to any decision and action taken in the performance of their duties and responsibilities on
the committee as provided by section 63-30b-1 et seq.,Utah Code Annotated.(Ord.65-92§3,
1992)
2.35.040:TERMS OF OFFICE:
All members appointed to the committee shall each serve for a term of four(4)years,limited to
two consecutive terms.(Ord.65-92§4, 1992)
2.35.050:ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS;VACANCY FILLING:
I'he committee shall select a chair and a vice chair.Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled
for the unexpired term of the vacated member in the same manner as the vacated member was
appointed.Four(4)members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.The committee shall
take no action or make any determination without the concurrence of the majority of its members
being present.(Ord.65-92§5, 1992)
2.35.060:POWERS AND DUTIES:
A.With the purpose of evaluating the total compensation levels of the city's elected officials,
executives and employees and making recommendations to the Human Resources Department,
mayor and the city council,the committee shall:
1.Determine a comparable market,comprised of public and private employers,which,if
surveyed,would provide reliable,competitive compensation comparisons to the pay practices of
the city;
2.Recommend survey parameters to determine wages and benefits paid by surveyed employers
to their employees;
3.Recommend the total compensation strategy;
4.Evaluate the total compensation of the city's elected officials and employees relative to the
survey data;
5.Propose other studies as the committee deems necessary to perform its duties and formulate
the recommendations required herein;
6.On or before March 1 of each year,prepare and submit a written report to the mayor and the
city council containing the following:
a.A list of public and private employers the committee relied upon for its compensation
comparisons and the factors the committee used to select the comparable employers,
b.A summary of the committee's findings based on the survey data,
c.Recommendations,based on the survey data,of the appropriate competitive position for the
city relative to the compensation practices of comparable employers,
d.Recommendations regarding the wages and benefits of the city's elected officials and
executive employees,
e.General recommendations regarding the mix of compensation for city employees,e.g.,base
salary,benefits,incentives,
f.Recommendations regarding revisions,modifications or changes,if any,which should be
made to the compensation practices of the city;7.Provide other advice and recommendations,or
perform other studies related to the total compensation of the city's elected officials,executives
and employees as may,from time to time,be requested by the mayor and the city council;
8.Unless otherwise directed by the mayor and the city council,the committee shall make no
recommendations or studies regarding working conditions,grievance processes or other non-
compensation matters.(Ord.65-92§6, 1992)
2.35.070:MEETINGS:
Meetings may be ordered by the majority of the committee,its chairperson,the mayor or the city
council.Notice shall be provided as required in the open and public meetings act,section 52-4-1
et seq.,Utah Code Annotated,and successor sections.The committee may close the meeting if
allowed under section 52-4-5,Utah Code Annotated,upon affirmative vote of two-thirds(2/3)of
the members of the committee in an open meeting for which notice is given provided a quorum
is present.The meeting shall be closed if the discussions relate to records which are defined as
protected or private under the government records access and management act,section 63-2-201
et seq.,Utah Code Annotated or any ordinance adopted by the city council pursuant to said act.
(Ord.7-96§ 1,1996:Ord.65-92§7,1992)
2.35.080:STAFF SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES:
The department of human resources shall provide staff support to the committee to assist the
committee in the performance of its duties.(Ord.39-10,2010)
2.35.090:COMMITTEE ACTIONS SHALL NOT BIND THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL:
The recommendations of the committee shall not be deemed to bind the mayor and the city
council in their determination of total compensation levels for their employees.Nothing herein
shall be construed to be a delegation of the mayor's and the city council's responsibility and
authority to establish the total compensation levels for their employees.(Ord.65-92§9,1992)
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah this 27 day of
March ,2012.
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Transmitted to Mayor on March 29. 2012 •
Mayor's Action: Approved. Vetoed.
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MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Bill No. 16 of 2012.
Published: 4-3-12
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