4.04.110 Municipal Council Members Compensation, Expenses and Benefits.
Compensation, expense reimbursement, and benefits for members of the Provo Municipal Council shall be as follows:
(1) Each Municipal Council member shall be paid an annual salary of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000.00). The foregoing salary shall be adjusted in the same manner and by the same percent increase as may from time to time be authorized as a cost-of-living adjustment for full-time City employees.
(2) Municipal Council members’ compensation and reimbursement of expenses shall be paid on the same payroll schedule used for full-time City employees, and their compensation and reimbursement of expenses shall be subject to the same rules that apply to full-time City employees for Federal and State deductions, contributions, tax withholdings, worker’s compensation and other benefits.
(3) Expenses.
(a) Each Municipal Council member shall receive one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) each month for general or miscellaneous expenses, and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while on City business in accordance with policies applicable to City employees.
(b) Each Municipal Council member shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) each month for communications and electronics expenses.
(c) The Municipal Council Chair shall receive an additional one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) each month for expenses.
(d) The Council Vice-Chair shall receive an additional eighty-five dollars ($85.00) each month for expenses.
(4) Each Council member may:
(a) Elect to participate in the employee cafeteria benefits plan, and healthcare reimbursement arrangement in the same manner as a full-time City employee; and
(b) Have access to the employee assistance plan, wellness programs, and voluntary group benefits that may be available to City employees.