Compensation of City officials Compensation of Mayor, councilors, and other appointees and City officers:(1) The Mayor and councilors shall receive compensation in an amount as may be voted by the voters of the City at a meeting duly warned for said purpose. (2) The City Council shall fix the compensation of all other appointees and employees, except as otherwise provided in this charter. (3) When the legal voters have authorized an annual City and school budget, the City Council, School Board, and/or the City Manager shall not authorize appropriations, expenditures, or payment in excess of the amount voted. Deficit spending shall be prohibited by the City of Barre and the City of Barre Schools. (Amended 2013, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 13, 2013.)
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