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(1) The commission shall prepare and file a schedule of salaries for the elected officials for the succeeding two calendar years with the county council and county auditor no later than May 1, 2008, and no later than May 1st every two years thereafter. The signature of the chair of the commission shall be affixed to each salary schedule filed by the commission. The chair of the commission shall certify that the salary schedule has been prepared and filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, charter section 6.120, and the rules, if any, of the commission.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the salary schedule prepared and filed by the commission in accordance with this section shall become effective January 1st of the following calendar year and incorporated into the county budget without further action by the county council, county executive, or commission; provided, that salary decreases established by the commission shall become effective as to incumbent elected officials at the commencement of their next subsequent terms of office. Salary increases established by the commission shall become effective as to all elected officials regardless of their terms of office.

(3) Salary increases and decreases shall be subject to referendum as provided in SCC 2.105.080 and charter section 6.120. (Added by Amended Ord. 97-001 § 1, Jan. 29, 1997, Eff date Feb. 16, 1997; Amended by Ord. 07-053, June 27, 2007, Eff date July 9, 2007; Amended by Ord. 13-026, Apr. 24, 2013, Eff date May 10, 2013).