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Home My WebLink AboutItem 8.3 - 3066 City Council Salaries (2) Page 1 of 2 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 4, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SUBJECT: Discussion Regarding City Council Salary Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk/Records Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will discuss options regarding adjustments to Councilmember salaries. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Discuss and provide direction to Staff regarding adjustments to City Council salaries. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Should the City Council adopt an increase at the maximum allowed by law, the financial impact of a partial year increase (December 2020 - June 2021), including salary-based taxes and contributions, would be an increase of $4,962. The full year (12 months) additional cost would be $8,507. DESCRIPTION: Government Code Section 36516(a) allows a general law city to provide a salary to City Councilmembers. An increase in compensation is allowed by ordinance, and “may not exceed an amount equal to 5% for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment is enacted” (Government Code Section 36516(4). The Dublin City Council last adjusted salaries for the City Council in December 2016 (Attachment 1), which became effective after the November 2018 election. City Councilmembers’ salary is currently set at $1,211.33 per month. Dublin Municipal Code section 2.08.040 (Attachment 2) provides an additional $100 per month to the Mayor over the salary he/she receives as a Councilmember. The Mayor’s current salary is $1,311.33 per month. The allowable increase for calendar years 2018 through 2020 was calculated as follows: Page 2 of 2 Current compensation (established 2018): $1,211.33 5% increase, 2018 to 2019: 1,271.89 5% increase, 2019 to 2020: 1,335.49 If the maximum increase is adopted, the financial impact for a partial year increase (December 2020 - June 2021) including salary-based taxes and contributions would be $4,962. The full year (12 months) additional cost would be $8,507. If the City Council wishes to take such action, the City Council can direct Staff to prepare an ordinance for consideration. In accordance with Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020B and State Law, the increase would not become effect ive until newly elected Councilmembers are sworn into office following certification of the November 2020 election. The City Council could also consider: Increasing the salaries by an amount less than the maximum permitted by law Not increasing the current salary (take no action) Reducing current salaries Eliminating salaries altogether NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Ordinance No. 07-18 Amending Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and Providing for an Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council 2. Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 ORDINANCE NO. 07 — 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 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 18th day of September 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Goel, Gupta, Hernandez, Thalblum and Mayor Haubert NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Ma or ATTEST: City Clerk Ord No. 07-18, Adopted 9/18/2018, Item No. 4.10 Page 1 of 1 Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 CITY COUNCIL Page 1/1 The Dublin Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 15-19, passed November 19, 2019. 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 two hundred eleven dollars and thirty-three cents ($1,211.33) 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. 7-18 § 2; 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)