Columbia Stipends ordinance (Charter § 7)

At the beginning of the terms of office of council members elected in 2014, the mayor shall receive an annual stipend of nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00) and all other council members shall receive an annual stipend of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00). The amount of these stipends shall be adjusted every three (3) years thereafter, but the adjustment shall not take effect until three (3) years later so that no council member shall receive an increase in compensation during the member's term of office. The stipends shall be adjusted by the cumulative percentage cost-of-living adjustment given to city employees during the previous three (3) years. Council members may also be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in their capacity as council members.