Members of the civil service commission are volunteers who receive a monthly stipend of $375.00 for each calendar month in which they are appointed. In addition, for any day in which a disciplinary appeal hearing is convened, members who serve on the hearing panel shall receive a daily stipend of $184.43. Beginning in January 2024, the monthly and daily stipend amounts shall be modified annually in an amount equal to either the average cost of living increase or decrease occurring during January through September of the previous calendar year as determined by the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index for the region which includes the Denver metropolitan area or the average increase or decrease given to all full-time city employees not part of the civil service system, whichever is less. (Code 1979, § 8-112; Ord. No. 2023-04, § 1, 3-13-2023; Ord. No. 2017-01, § 1, 1-23-2017; Ord. No. 98-77, § 1, 11-9-1998)