§ 5.200. Annual salary.
(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section, the annual salary of the Chairperson and the other members of the County Council for the four year term beginning on the date in December of 2018 on which Council Members take office shall be calculated as follows:
(1)
Beginning on the date of installation in December 2018, the base salary shall be $66,174.00 per year;
(2)
The salary shall increase annually on the anniversary date beginning in December of 2019 and for each subsequent year of the term;
(3)
The salary in December 2019 and for each subsequent year of the term shall be equal to the amount of the base salary in the previous year increased by the same percentage as the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA-WV average), all items, unadjusted ("CPI-U Index") for the 12-month period ending on January 31 of the year for which the new salary base is calculated. This new salary shall become the base for the calculation of the salary for the subsequent year;
(4)
In the event the Bureau of Labor Statistics abandons publication of the CPI-U Index, the base salary for members of the County Council shall be increased by two and one-half percent over the base of the preceding year.
(b)
In addition to the base salary calculated for Members of the County Council, the Council Chairperson shall receive an additional $3,500.00 annually.
(c)
In addition to the salary authorized in subsection (a) of this section, each member of the County Council shall be eligible to receive the same employee benefits as are established each year for full-time County employees.
(d)
Each Council Member shall also receive a monthly stipend of $150.00 to be used for a service plan for the work-related use of a personal communication device.
(C.B. 5, 2014, § 1; C.B. 3, 2018, § 1)