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July 22. 2008 Next Steps Following Council Action: . Pending approval, the Director of Museums and the Curator of the Courthouse Galleries will ensure that the funds are utilized for the stated purposes of the grant. Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND APPROPRIATING SAID SUM IN THE FY 2008-2009 GRANTS FUND FOR THE 38th ANNUAL SEAWALL ART SHOW." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 08 - 342 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate an additional $12,299 in the FY 2008-2009 General Fund Operating Budget for an increase in the annual salary of the Commissioner of Revenue. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Background: . All constitutional officers and their employees are included in Central Accounts language and funding that provides for salary increases of 2% on December 1, 2008 and 2% on December 1, 2009. These increases replace the 3% salary increase proposed in the Budget Bill for July 1, 2009. . Language has been added requiring the Compensation Board to use the greater population figure of the most recent census or the most recent provisional populations estimates when determining the salaries of Constitutional Officers pursuant to salary charts established in the appropriation act. Discussion: . According to the latest U. S. Census, the population of the City of Portsmouth has exceeded 100,000 households. . As a result of this change, the State Compensation Board has included a salary increase in the FY 09 budget for the Portsmouth Commissioner of the Revenue. Financial Impact: . The revised salary for the Commissioner of the Revenue is $98,808. The current budgeted salary is $86,509, requiring that the City's FY09 Adopted Budget be amended to reflect the increase in salary. Staff Recommends: Adoption of ordinance. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Initiate action to increase the salary of the Commissioner of the Revenue. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $12,299 IN THE FY 2008-2009 GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 08 - 343 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate an additional $10,763 in the FY 2008-2009 General Fund Operating Budget for an increase in the Sheriff's annual salary. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions.