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Home My WebLink About4.10 - 2182 CC Salaries 2018 Page 1 of 2 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 18, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance Amending the Dublin Municipal Code regarding City Councilmembers' Salaries Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk/Records Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider adopting an ordinance revising the Dublin Municipal Code to provide for a salary adjustment for City Councilmembers following certification of the November 2018 General Municipal election. The first reading of this ordinance was held at the September 4, 2018 Regular City Council meeting. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Waive the reading and adopt the Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and Providing for an Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds are in the FY2018-19 budget to cover the increase. DESCRIPTION: Chapter 2.08.020 of the Dublin Municipal Code establishes the salaries for City Council members (Attachment 1). The Dublin City Council last adjusted salaries for the City Council in December 2016, which was effective after the November 2016 election (Attachment 2). City Councilmembers currently receive $1,098.71 p er month as compensation. Dublin Municipal Code section 2.08.040 provides an additional $100 per month to the Mayor in addition to the salary he/she receives as a Councilmember. The Mayor’s current salary is $1,198.71 per month. At the April 3, 2018 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a salary increase for City Councilmembers equal to 5% per year since its last increase, as allowed by Government Code Section 36516(a)(4). With the approved increase, City Councilmembers will receive $1,211.33 per month, with the Mayor receiving $100 more Page 2 of 2 per month, or $1,311.33. The first reading of this ordinance was held at the September 4, 2018 Regular City Council meeting. In accordance with Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020.B and state law, the sa lary adjustment will not become effective until new City Councilmembers are sworn into office following certification of the November 2018 election. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 2. Ordinance No. 10-16 Amending Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and Providing for an Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council 3. Proposed Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and Providing for an Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 CITY COUNCIL Page 1/1 The Dublin Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 9-17, passed September 19, 2017. Chapter 2.08 CITY COUNCIL Sections: 2.08.010 Meeting place designated. 2.08.020 Salary for members established. 2.08.030 Election of Mayor and Councilmembers—Term of office. 2.08.040 Mayor’s salary. 2.08.050 Term limits. 2.08.010 Meeting place designated. A. The City Council will hold all regular meetings in the Council Chambers at the Dublin Civic Center, located at 100 Civic Plaza, in the city. B. If the regular meeting place is unable to accommodate the number of persons in attendance, the City Council may recess the meeting to another place. If the City Council anticipates that the regular meeting place will be inadequate, the City Council, or Mayor in the event of an emergency, may order that the meeting be held in another place. (Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-89 §§ 1, 2) 2.08.020 Salary for members established. A. Pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code, which provides that a City Council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the City Council shall receive a salary which shall be determined by a schedule of population for cities, the members of the City Council shall receive a salary of one thousand ninety-eight dollars and seventy-one cents ($1,098.71) per month. B. No Councilmember shall be eligible to receive the increase provided herein until one (1) or more Councilmembers begin a new term of office. (Ord. 10-16 § 2; Ord. 2-12 § 2; Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 5-08 § 2; Ord. 3-06 § 2; Ord. 7-04 § 2; Ord. 7-02 § 2; Ord. 23-99 § 2; Ord. 6-91 § 2; Ord. 1-90 § 2; Ord. 3-89 §§ 2, 3: Ord. 4- 88 §§ 2, 3: Ord. 8-87 §§ 3, 4: Ord. 22-85 § 3: Ord. 6, 1982) 2.08.030 Election of Mayor and Councilmembers—Term of office. A. The electors shall hereafter elect a Mayor and four (4) City Councilmembers. B. The term of office of the Mayor shall be two (2) years. (Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 11-92 §§ 1, 2) 2.08.040 Mayor’s salary. The Mayor shall receive a monthly salary of one hundred dollars ($100), in addition to that which he/she receives as a Councilmember. (Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 13-92 § 2) 2.08.050 Term limits. No person shall serve as Councilmember for more than two (2) consecutive terms, nor shall any person serve as Mayor for more than four (4) consecutive terms. In addition: (A) no person who has served as a Councilmember for one (1) term shall serve more than two (2) terms as Mayor if the terms as Councilmember and Mayor are consecutive; (B) no person who has served as Councilmember for two (2) consecutive terms shall serve a consecutive term as Mayor; (C) no person who has served as Mayor for three (3) or four (4) consecutive terms shall serve a consecutive term as a Councilmember; (D) no person who has served as Mayor for two (2) consecutive terms shall serve more than one (1) succeeding consecutive term as Councilmember; (E) no person who has served consecutive terms as Mayor and Councilmember shall serve more than one (1) more consecutive term as Mayor; and (F) no person who has served consecutive terms as Mayor and Councilmember shall serve another consecutive term as Councilmember. As used herein, a person shall be considered to have served a term of office as a Councilmember if such person has served as a Councilmember for two (2) years plus one (1) day and a person shall be considered to have served a term of office as Mayor if such person has served as Mayor for one (1) year plus one (1) day. (Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 18-96 § 1) ORDINANCE NO. 10 — 16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.08.020 AND PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. PURPOSE Ordinance No. 6-82 established salaries for members of the City Council, as amended by Ordinances No. 22-85, 8-87, 4-88, 3-89, 1-90, 6-91, 23-99, 7-02, 7-04, 3-06, 5-08 and 2-12. The purpose of this Ordinance is to modify salaries for members of the City Council in accordance with Government Code Section 36516. The salary increase shall become effective when new Councilmembers are sworn into office following the certification of the November 2016 General Municipal Election. Section 2: AMENDMENT OF MUNICIPAL CODE Section 2.08.020, Subsection A of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code which provides that a City Council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the City Council shall receive a salary which shall be determined by a schedule of population for cities, the members of the City Council shall receive a salary of one thousand ninety-eight dollars and seventy-one cents 1,098.71) per month. Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE AND POSTING OF ORDINANCE This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of the passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November 2016 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Gupta and Wehrenberg NOES: ABSENT: Mayor Haubert ABSTAIN:i./ II yor Pro Tempore ATTEST: tm? t-f- Qf City Clerk Ord No. 10-16, Adopted 11/15/2016, Item No. 4.2 Page 1 of 1 Ord. No. XX-18, Adopted XX/XX/18, Item No. 4.X Page 1 of 1 ORDINANCE NO. XX - 18 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN * * * * * * * * * AMENDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.08.020 AND PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. PURPOSE Ordinance No. 6-82 established salaries for members of the City Council, as amended by Ordinances No. 22-85, 8-87, 4-88, 3-89, 1-90, 6-91, 23-99, 7-02, 7-04, 3-06, 5-08, 2-12 and 10- 16. The purpose of this Ordinance is to modify salaries for members of the City Council in accordance with Government Code Section 36516. The salary increase shall become effective when new Councilmembers are sworn into office following the certification of the November 2018 General Municipal Election. Section 2: AMENDMENT OF MUNICIPAL CODE Section 2.08.020, Subsection A of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code which provides that a City Council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the City Council shall receive a salary which shall be determined by a schedule of population for cities, the members of the City Council shall receive a salary of one thousand two hundred eleven dollars and thirty-three cents ($1,211.33) per month. Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE AND POSTING OF ORDINANCE This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of the passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause t his Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ____day of __________, 2018, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ______________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ City Clerk