HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2736-24 - 2025 Elected Officials Salary OrdinanceSponsor(s): Green and Aasen
This Ordinance was prepared by Samantha Karn, Corporation Counsel, on September 25, 2024 at
12:10 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Karn for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
ORDINANCE D-2736-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL,
INDIANA, FIXING SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, FOR THE YEAR 2025
Synopsis: Establishes 2025 salaries and all years thereafter for Carmel’s elected officials.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel (the “City”) desires to set the bi-
weekly salaries and other compensation of the City’s elected officials pursuant to IC 36-4- 7-2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows
Section 1: The bi-weekly salaries of elected officials shall be as follows commencing December
21, 2024 and continuing through December 20, 2025:
ELECTED OFFICIAL BI-WEEKLY SALARY
MAYOR $6,827.25
JUDGE $6,007.06
CITY CLERK $5,034.10
COMMON COUNCIL $966.45
Section 2: All elected officials shall be provided with a City-issued cellular phone and a plan for
unlimited minutes and data.
Section 3: The Mayor shall be provided with either a leased vehicle for personal and/or business
use with no limit on annual mileage, or a monthly vehicle stipend of $600. The City shall be responsible
for maintenance, repairs, cleaning and gasoline for a leased vehicle.
Section 4: The following methodology shall be used to determine the bi-weekly salaries of elected
officials for all years after 2025. Not later than October 1st of each year, the Controller shall report to the
Common Council the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) or General Salary Adjustment (GSA) used in
the proposed City budget and proposed City Ordinance fixing the bi-weekly salaries for appointed officers
and employees of the City (Executive Branch employees) for the following year. The bi-weekly salaries
of elected officials will be increased annually using the same COLA or GSA used to adjust Executive
Branch employees for the following year; however, the Common Council may, by a separate ordinance,
suspend or delay an adjustment for the Mayor. Any adjustment under this Section shall take effect at the
same time as the adjustment for Executive Branch employees takes effect.
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Ordinance D-2736-24
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Sponsor(s): Green and Aasen
This Ordinance was prepared by Samantha Karn, Corporation Counsel, on September 25, 2024 at
12:10 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Karn for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
PASSED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this day of
, 2024, by a vote of ayes and nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
Anthony Green, President Adam Aasen, Vice-President
Rich Taylor Matthew Snyder
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Jeff Worrell Teresa Ayers
Shannon Minnaar Ryan Locke
Anita Joshi
ATTEST:
______________________________
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this day of
2024, at __.M.
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this day of
2024, at __.M.
Sue Finkam, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Ordinance D-2736-24
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