establishing compensation for the mayor and council members

ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL

MEMBERS

Project Request FormJanuary 5, 2012

Prepared by : Mayor Judith HaleDate : January 5, 2012Committee : Finance Committee

1. Name of Project: ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS

(Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS)

2. Purpose of Project:

The purpose of this project is to investigate and research compensation for the salaries of Mayor and City Council Members of comparable Alabama Cities. This information will be used to make a well-informed decision when establishing the salaries for Mayor and City Council for the City of Semmes 2012-2016 term.

3. Specific Project Information:

Tables and detailed information to follow this slide.

Comparable Alabama City:

City Population

Compared to Semmes

East Brewton 2,478 -14.64%Aliceville 2,486 -14.36%York 2,538 -12.57%Bayou la Batre 2,558 -11.88%J emison 2,585 -10.95%Hartford 2,624 -9.61%Priceville 2,658 -8.44%Abbeville 2,688 -7.41%Kimberely 2,711 -6.61%Eutaw 2,934 1.07%Lafayette 3,003 3.44%Clayton 3,008 3.62%Weaver 3,038 4.65%Red Bay 3,158 8.78%Warrior 3,176 9.40%Dadeville 3,230 11.26%Moulton 3,471 19.57%Livingston 3,485 20.05%Odenville 3,585 23.49%Marion 3,686 26.97%Citronelle 3,905 34.52%Elba 3,940 35.72%Union Springs 3,980 37.10%Valley Grande 4,020 38.48%

• Data was obtained from the Alabama League of Municipalities Website and phone calls to each municipality

• This is a comprehensive list of all of the cities in Alabama between the size (in population) of 2,450 to 4,000.

• This allows for a 15% decrease to a 40% increase in population for the City of Semmes over the next 4 years.

• Bayou la Batre (2,558) and Citronelle (3,905) are the two Mobile County cities that fall into this range

COMPARABLE MAYORANNUAL COMPENSATION

Comparable Alabama City:

Mayor Salary (per year)

FULL TIME

East Brewton $ 7,260.00  

Aliceville $ 12,000.00  

York $ 12,000.00  

Bayou la Batre info not

supplied  

Jemison $ 23,076.96 *

Hartford $ 12,000.00  

Priceville $ 11,500.00  

Abbeville $ 18,000.00 *

Kimberly $ 2,400.00  

Eutaw $ 24,999.96 *

Lafayette $ 6,300.00  

Clayton $ 3,600.00  

Weaver $ 6,000.00  

Comparable Alabama City:

Mayor Salary (per year)

FULL TIME

Red Bay $

45,000.00 *

Warrior $

12,000.00  

Dadeville $

7,200.00  

Moulton $

12,000.00  

Livingston $

18,000.00 *

Odenville $

6,000.00  

Marion $

15,000.00  

Citronelle $

9,000.00  

Elba $

14,400.00  

Union Springs $

9,600.00  

Valley Grande $

-  

Mayor Average Annual Salary:

$ 6,880.87  

*Cities with probable full-time

Mayors  

COMPARABLE COUNCIL MEMBER ANNUAL COMPENSATION

ComparableAlabama City:

Council Salary(per year)

East Brewton $ 2,400.00

Aliceville $ 3,600.00

York $ 4,500.00

Bayou la Batre  

Jemison $ 4,800.00

Hartford $ 6,000.00

Priceville $ 9,500.00

Abbeville $ 3,900.00

Kimberely $ 900.00

Eutaw $ 2,400.00

Lafayette $ 3,900.00

Clayton $ 1,200.00

Weaver $ 1,800.00

ComparableAlabama City:

Council Salary(per year)

Red Bay $ 4,200.00

Warrior $ 2,400.00

Dadeville $ 2,700.00

Moulton $ 6,000.00

Livingston $ 7,200.00

Odenville $ 2,400.00

Marion $ 2,580.00

Citronelle $ 6,900.00

Elba $ 3,600.00

Union Springs $ 2,400.00

Valley Grande $ -

Council Member Average Annual Salary: $ 3,707.83

4. Estimated Timeline (Start/Completion Date:These proposed Mayor and Council Member Annual Compensation Packages would be effective October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2016. The incoming Mayor and Council would be responsible for determining the 2016-2020 compensation packages.

5. Preliminary Sketch of Project – before/after:N/A

6. Photos of Project Site:N/A

7. Cost Estimates for Materials and Labor (per year):Salaries : $25,300 per yearTaxes : $ 2,530 per year

Mayor Annual Salary: $6,800Council Member Annual Salary: $3,700

8. Estimate of Number of Volunteers Needed:N/A

9. Source of Funding for Project:Annual City of Semmes Budget

10. Estimate of Continued Maintenance Costs (yearly or monthly) and Funding Sources:N/A