A. The commission shall have the duty to review the salaries paid by the city to elected city councilmembers. The commission shall convene to review the salaries at least once every two years. If after such review the commission determines that the salary paid should be increased or decreased, the commission shall file a written salary schedule with the city clerk-treasurer indicating the increase or decrease in salary.

B. Except as provided in AMC 2.52.027, any increase or decrease in salary established by the commission shall become effective upon filing with the city clerk and shall be incorporated into the city budget without further action of the commission. A new schedule shall be timed to be effective simultaneously and equally to all councilmembers. The commission shall file its initial schedule of salaries with the city clerk-treasurer no later than the first Monday in July 2014. It shall file any subsequent schedules on or before the same day at such intervals as the commission shall determine. Each schedule shall be prepared in a form approved by the city attorney. The signature of the commission chair shall be affixed to each schedule submitted to the city clerk-treasurer. The commission chair shall certify in writing that the schedule has been adopted in compliance with: (1) the rules and procedures, if any, of the commission; (2) the provisions of this chapter; and (3) other applicable laws including the State Constitution.

C. Salary increases established by the commission shall be effective as to all councilmembers, regardless of their terms of office.

D. Salary decreases established by the commission shall become effective as to an incumbent city-elected official at the commencement of their next subsequent term of office. (Ord. 1084-14 § 5).