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To amend City Code § 2-1224, concerning compensation and expenses of the members of Council and President of the Council, to provide for salary increases authorized by Va. Code §§ 15.2-1414.5 and 15.2-1414.6.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That section 2-1224 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, be and is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-1224. Compensation and expenses of members of Council and President of the
Council.
(a) Effective upon the taking of oath of office and the assumption of duties of the members of Council elected to office by the voters of the City, the salary of the members of Council, other than the President of the Council, shall be [$25,000.00] $45,000.00 per year. Such salary shall be payable on a biweekly basis in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1414.5.
(b) The salary of the President of the Council shall be [$27,000.00] $47,000.00 per year. Such salary shall be payable on a biweekly basis in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1414.5.
(c) In addition to the salaries provided in this section, the members of the Council, in accordance with Section 4.01 of the Charter and Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1414.6, subject to the approval of the City Council, may also be allowed their reasonable actual expenses incurred in representing the City.
§ 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect July 1, 2025.