October 1, 2026 · ORD 26-1548

Exhibit A

Plain-language summary

Metro elected officials will be paid every two weeks, like staff

Metro's eight elected officials, the council president, councilors and auditor, are now paid twice a month, while all other Metro workers are paid every two weeks. This change puts the elected officials on the same every-two-weeks schedule. Their pay amounts do not change; the goal is to cut a separate manual payroll process before Metro switches to new finance and HR software called Workday in 2027.

Decision: Passed, 7 to 0.
Who it affects: Metro's eight elected officials and Metro's payroll staff.
Money: No change to how much elected officials are paid.
Next: Metro plans to launch the new Workday software by July 1, 2027.
Official record

Written by AI from the official record and checked automatically. October 1, 2026

Full text

EXHIBIT A to ORDINANCE NO. 26‐1548 The Metro Code Section below is amended as shown with underlined text representing inserted text and strikethrough text representing deleted text. 2.01.170 Salary and Expenditure Reimbursement Guidelines (a) Councilors shall be paid an authorized salary at the same time as regular Metro employees. The amount of the salary shall be as prescribed by law. The annual salary shall be divided into 24 equal payments. If a councilor vacates the ofϐice, he or she shall be paid on a pro-rata basis for the number of working days from the last pay period. A councilor may waive all or any portion of an authorized salary by signing a waiver form which indicates the amount of salary waived and the period of time for the waiver. The waiver shall remain in effect until written notice of cancellation is given prior to the commencement of the pay period for which the waiver will no longer be in effect. A councilor who waives a salary must sign a release form at the time of receipt of a salary which releases Metro from any further obligation for the period of time for which the salary is paid. (b) The council by resolution shall adopt guidelines for reimbursement of councilors for expenses incurred in the conduct of business of Metro. The guidelines shall specify the amount each councilor shall be allocated for authorized expenditures, the type of authorized expenditure, and procedures for the request and approval of expenditure reimbursement requests. (c) Pursuant to Metro Charter Section 21(4), the salary paid to members of the Council is the full and exclusive compensation that may be paid to them by Metro. Councilors may not become employees of Metro during their term of ofϐice. Councilors shall receive an equivalent beneϐit (health and welfare coverage) package received by full-time Metro employees but in no event shall such beneϐits be measured based on any determination of the amount of time devoted to ofϐicial duties. [Ord. 89-289, Sec. 1; Ord. 93-481, Sec. 1; Ord. 95-583B, Sec. 1; Ord. 02-958A, Sec. 1; Ord. 26-1548]