Citizens Compensation Committee Ordinance Proposed Enactment
Village of Honor · Benzie County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Village of Honor adopt a Village of Honor Citizens Compensation Committee Ordinance (“Ordinance”) including the terms summarized below: Section 1. Title and purpose The purpose of the Ordinance is to create an independent citizens committee with the authority to establish and adjust the compensation of elected Village officials and employees. Section 2. Creation of Citizens Compensation Committee A Citizens Compensation Committee (“Committee”) is established. Section 3. Membership and qualifications The Committee shall consist of five members who are Village electors. The members are appointed by the Village President subject to confirmation by the Village Council. Section 4. Powers and duties The Committee shall determine the salaries and all compensation of elected Village officials and Village employees. Section 5. Procedure for determination The Committee shall meet in a public session and report its determinations to the Village Clerk. Section 6. Effect of committee determinations; limitation on council authority The Village Council can reject the Committee’s determination by a 2/3’s vote, but if so, the prior compensation remains in place until the Committee makes a new determination. The Council has no authority to otherwise make any changes. Section 7. Compensation of Committee members The Committee members are to be paid $100 per meeting and other compensation approved by the Village Council. Section 8. Relationship to charter: future changes One year after the effective date of this ordinance, any further changes to Village elected official and employee compensation may only be enacted by amendment of the Village Charter. Section 9. Severability If any part of the Ordinance is held to be invalid, that does not affect the validity of the remaining parts of the Ordinance. Section 10. Effective date This Ordinance takes effect upon its publication.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Village of Honor voters are asked whether to adopt a Citizens Compensation Committee Ordinance. It would create a five-member committee of Village electors, appointed by the Village President with Council confirmation, to set compensation for elected officials and employees. Committee members would be paid $100 per meeting. Council could reject a determination by a 2/3 vote, but the prior compensation would stay in place until the committee makes a new one. After one year, changes could only be made by amending the Charter. A YES vote adopts the ordinance, and a NO vote does not.
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