City Council Salaries Debate In Pella City
A special committee reports on the legality of council pay for meetings and committee work. Opinions from Crom Bowen and others are presented, with the attorney general siding toward no extra compensation. The committee urges no further action, noting debts incurred must be paid, and suggests legislative change for proper council compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Keating
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Charles W. Mullen
State of
Pella City
H. Rhynsburger
Minute Book
Plain reading limits council pay in Pella case
A taxation or legal opinion from Geo W Crozier confirms that under the Iowa code cities not first class must cap councilman pay at fifty dollars per year, regardless of meeting type. The letter to Mayor J H Srusenrauen of Pella emphasizes the statute’s plain language and full compensation concept for first class cities versus other towns.
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Geo. W
Crozier
Opinion on Iowa councilmen pay limits for cities and towns
Exhibit C prepared for Mayor J H Stu Benrauch discusses Section 669 of the Iowa Code and Ordinance XII of Pella Iowa. It analyzes whether alderman compensation is limited to one dollar per meeting or may include additional duties up to a fifty dollar annual aggregate. The City of Council Bluffs Waterman case is cited as indirect precedent.
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Rhysburger
Chronicle
Council
Rhynsburger
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Waterman
Supreme Court
Municipal Equalization Board
Board of Equalization
Moore
Toledo City
Garviers
Hartford
Pella
Iowa Supreme Court
City of Council
Aldermen compensation debate upholds ordinance limit
Willard H Lyon concludes aldermen may receive up to $50 in total compensation beyond $1 for meetings if fixed by ordinance prior to election, aligning with Code Sec 944. He cites Tacoma, Des Moines, and Central decisions, stressing no extra pay for added duties or incidental services.
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Adams Co
Hunter
Iowa
N. W
Griffin
Clay Co
Willard H Lyon
Analysis of Councilman Pay Across City Sizes in Code Section 669
Exhibit from Oskaloosa Iowa dated Feb 17 1903 discusses Section 669 of the Code on councilmen compensation. It distinguishes first class cities with full annual pay up to 250 and other towns limited to 1 per meeting and 10 total, noting practical limits in small populations and the impracticality of detailing every duty.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
H. D. van Zante
Pella
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H. T. McCormack
Crom Bowen
Des Moines
G. W. Crozier
Knoxville
W. H. Lyon
Bousquet & Lyon
Attorneys At Law
Legisla
J. H. Srusenrauen
J. H. Stubenrauch
Cox
City of Burlington
Bryan
City of Des Moines
McHenry
Elliott
Howland Vs. Wright Co
Code of
California
Rock ‘Island
Kansas City
el Paso
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Rock Island
S. F. Boyd
Dis
Pass. Agt
Davenport
Iowa State Register
Republic
St. Louis
Pioneer Press
Hoards Diaryman
American Farm
Caronicle
American Boy and Chronicre
Pilgrim
Franklin Club
A. E. Dennis
Prop
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