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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS AND
ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MINNESOTA DOES ORDAIN:
202.01 Worker's Compensation.
The Mayor and Council members of the City of Oak Park Heights are hereby entitled
to receive compensation from the City in accordance with the provisions of the
Worker's Compensation Law of the State of Minnesota. If the Mayor or any Council
member sustains an injury or illness, covered by law, not caused by his /her
intoxication or willful misconduct and not intentionally self - inflicted, which with or
without negligence is proximately caused by and arises out of and in the course of
performance of his /her duties as such Mayor or Council member, he /she or his /her
dependents shall be entitled to the maximum benefits provided under the
compensation law upon the date of such injury or illness.
202.02 Salaries.
Commencing on the first business day of January, 2009, the salary of the Mayor of
the City of Oak Park Heights shall be $565.00 per month, and the salaries of Council
members shall be $480.00 per month.
202.03 Travel and Expenses Policv — Out -of -state Travel
A. The City of Oak Park Heights recognizes that its elected officials may at
times receive value from traveling out of the city for workshops,
conferences, events and other assignments. This ordinance sets forth the
conditions under which the City will reimburse out -of -state travel.
1. The event, workshop, conference or assignment must be approved
in advance by a motion by the City Council at an open meeting;
and must include an estimate of the cost of be travel. In evaluating
the out -of -state travel request, the Council will consider the
following:
Whether the elected official will be receiving training on issues
relevant to the City or to his or her role as the Mayor or as a
council member;
Whether the elected official will he meeting and networking with
other elected officials from around the country to exchange ideas
on topics of relevant to the City or on the official roles of local
elected officials;
Whether the elected official will be viewing a city facility or
function that is similar in nature to one that is currently operating
at, or under consideration by the City where the purpose for the
trip is to study the facility or function to bring back ideas for the
consideration of the full Council;
Whether the elected official has been specifically assigned by the
Council to visit another city for the purpose of establishing a
goodwill relationship such as a "sister- city" relationship;
Whether the elected official has been specifically assigned by the
Council to testify on behalf of the City at the United States
Congress or to otherwise meet with federal officials on behalf of
the City;
Whether the City has sufficient funding available in the budget to
pay the cost of the trip.
B. No reimbursements will be made for attendance at events sponsored by or
affiliated with political parties.
C. Travel Expenses shall be limited by the budget established by the Council
for that purpose.
Amended: Section 202.02 through 202.03. Passed June 9, 1998.
Section 202.02. Passed October 14, 2008.