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ORDINANCE NO. 429 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE BY PRO- VIDING FOR INCREASES IN SALARY FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO WHEREAS, the salaries of the elected officials of the City of Louis- ville have remained constant for the most part over the last ten (10) years, and WHEREAS, the worM load and time required of the elected officials of the City of Louisville has increased considerably over the same period of time, and WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Louisville feels it is in the best interest of the City to raise the salaries in order to continue to attract qualified persons to seek the elected offices of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Louisville, Colorado, as follows: Section 1: The following sections of Chapter 4 of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville are hereby amended to read as follows: "4.2 Salries of Aldermen. Each alderman of the city shall receive as full compensation for his services the sum of $600.00 per annum, payable in equal quarterly pay- ments. "4.4 Mayor - Duties - Salary. The mayor shall be the chief execu- tive officer of the city and conservator of the peace and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be provided by law or this Code. Each and every appointive officer of the city shall be subject to the control and or- ders of the mayor. He shall have power to appoint special police officers as he may deem necessary to preserve good order and protect citizens or property in cases of emergency when the council is not in session, but no appointment of such special police shall be made for a longer time than to the date of the next regular meeting of the council, and any and all such appointments shall be made in writing signed by the mayor and bear the seal of the city. The mayor shall receive as full compensati on for hi s servi ces a salary of $900.00 per annu~1 payable in equal quarterly payments. "4.5 City Clerk - S8U~ - Bond. A city clerk shall be elected at each general municlpal election. The city clerk shall receive as full compensation for his services as such clerk the sum of $9,000.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly payments. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the clerk sha 11 furni sh a surety bond to be approved by council, in the amount of $10,000.00, conditioned upon the faithful dis- charge of his duties as city clerk and that when he shall vacate such office he will turn over and deliver to his successor all remaining monies, books, papers, property or things belonging to the city and remaining in his hands as