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Eugene Charter (3) All proceedings in the municipal court shall be governed by the general laws of the state governing justices of the peace and justice courts, except as city ordinance prescribes to the contrary. In civil and criminal matters, a municipal judge has the jurisdiction and authority prescribed by city ordinance, subject to the general laws of the state. Chapter VI Municipal Officers and Employees in General 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 19. Qualifications. No person may hold an elective city office unless a legal elector under the laws and constitution of the state, a resident of the city for one year immediately before being elected or appointed to the office, and unless, if elected, receiving a majority of the votes cast for candidates for the office at the election at which the office is filled. The city council shall provide for such election by majority vote. Section 20. Election. Immediately after the votes at any municipal election have been canvassed, the city manager or designee shall issue a certificate of election to each person declared by the canvassers to have been elected. 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 21. Terms. The term of office of a person elected shall commence on the first Monday in January following the election. -6- 11/28/2005