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jurisdiction and authority prescribed by city ordinance, subject to the general laws of the state. Section 18. Compensation. (1) Beginning on July 1, 2001, the mayor shall receive a stipend of $1,500 per month and the city councilors shall receive a stipend of $1 ,000 per month. (2) At the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, the stipends authorized above shall be adjusted by a percentage increase or decrease equal to that during the previous calendar year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Portland, Oregon area, or its successor. If that Index ceases to exist, another consumer price index representing substantially the Eugene area shall be used. In any case, if a consumer price index covering the Eugene area is developed, that index shall be used in place of the Portland CPI. (3) The stipends above are in addition to, and not in lieu of, reimbursement for actual official expenses incurred. (4) The mayor and councilors shall receive no fringe benefits except those required by state law, but the mayor and councilors may purchase health insurance from the city health insurance plan. (5) The compensation of other appointed officers shall be prescribed by council. Section 20. Election. Immediately after the votes at any municipal election have been canvassed, the [Git, offiGeI in GhMgG of adlllini5tGIing dCGtion5] city manager or designee shall issue a certificate of election to each person declared by the canvassers to have been elected [at tile dCGtion a cGrtifiGatG of dcction]. The certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, but the city council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of the mayor and councilors, and in case of a contest between two or more persons claiming to be mayor or councilor, shall determine the contest. Section 23. [Offke~ - V acalIde~. An office be,colne~ vaGant npon its llIcumbent'~ ckatll, renloval from tIle dty, IGslgnatiol1, 01 cea~llIg to be, a quallflcd dect01 ofthG dty. An electi vG offke bccolnes vacant ~llelIevGr its ilIcuinbe,nt is absGnt fOHn the elty for a peliod of tlllHy days, Gxcept that tile coulIcll nlay giant tile lnculnbGnt a !GavG of ab~GlICG of not iHOrG than 111nGty days. An officG of coundlol inay bG dedarGd vacant ~hGlIGvei its IncunmGnt falls to attGnd t~o conscGuti ve regular meetings of tile coulIcll, unlc'~s absent tlpon leave of tllG coulIcll fliSt obtainGd, 01 ~IIGlle~cr thG incUlllbe,lIt ieinOvG5 lli~ or IIGl resldGl1GG froiH the ~ard froIn ~llkll he or 51le is dCGtcd.] Vacancies: Occupancv. The office of mayor or office of city councilor becomes vacant: (a) Upon the incumbent's: 1. Death; 2. Adjudicated incompetence; 3. Recall from office; 4. Resignation from office. Upon declaration by the council of the vacancy in case of the (b) incumbent's: 1. Failure, following election or appointment to the office, to qualify for the office within ten days after the time for his or her term of office to begin; Exhibit A - 3