Is Section 7 of Chapter 3 in the proposed charter legal?
(Section 7. COMPENSATION AND COMMISSION EXPENSES County Commissioners shall serve without salary and without benefits. As recognition for the service rendered by the County Commissioners, each shall serve with a stipend equal to 15 percent of the Circuit Court Judge salary.)
Yes, it is "legal". The court cases the opposition cites to question the legality of Commissioners’ pay refers to AMENDMENTS to a charter, not a new charter. A new charter can address compensation legally as an administrative matter.
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