CITY OF LAKESIDE PARK, KENTUCKY
ORDINANCE NO. 01-2026
AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE COMPENSATION FOR MAYOR
FOR THE CITY OF LAKESIDE PARK, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.R.S. 83A.070 the Department of Local Government calculates the maximum allowable annual compensation for elected officials; and
WHEREAS, that pursuant to K.R.S. 83A.075(1), the legislative body of each city shall fix the compensation of every elected city officer not later than the first Monday in May in the year the officer is elected; and
WHEREAS, compensation for the Mayor for the City of Lakeside Park, Kentucky has remained the same since it was set in Ordinance 14-2010 dated July 12, 2010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.R.S. 83A.075(1) the compensation for the City Council for the City of Lakeside Park, Kentucky was increased under Ordinance 04-2024 and took take effect on January 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, under the Kentucky League of Cities 2024 Wage and Salary Survey, the median salary for a mayor of a municipality with a population between 1,000 and 2,999 residents was $12,099 and the median salary for a City Administrator was $74,745; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeside Park is a small municipality of 2,850 residents and does not employ a City Administrator and the regulatory duties involving municipal work have increased significantly in the past fifteen (15) years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.R.S. 83A.075(1) the increase in compensation for the Mayor of the City of Lakeside Park Kentucky shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE LAKESIDE PARK CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I That the compensation for the Office of Mayor for the City of Lakeside Park, Kentucky shall be set at $14,000.00 yearly, beginning January 1, 2027.
SECTION II That, in the event that City of Lakeside Park, Kentucky determines that the City should hire a City Administrator on a full or part-time basis after January 1, 2027, the compensation for the Office of Mayor for the City of Lakeside Park shall be reduced to $10,000.00 yearly effective on the hiring of a City Administrator.
SECTION III The annual salaries of the Mayor may be increased, pursuant to the provisions K.R.S. 83A.075, based on the change in the consumer price index as determined by the Department of Local Government up to the amount of the cost-of-living increase granted by the City in the current budget for classified employees.
SECTION IV The increases of all subsequent years shall be included in the annual budget approved by the City Council.
FIRST READING: February 9, 2026
SECOND READING: March 9, 2026