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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.4 Council SalaryG~~~ OF DUB~~ /// ~ 111 1`~~~~~ ~~~~R~ STAFF REPORT CITY C L E R K DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL File # ^©~0-[?~® DATE: January 19, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJECT: City Council Salary Options Prepared By: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will discuss options regarding Councilmember salaries in the future. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impact would be dependent on City Council direction to Staff. RECOMMENDATION: Discuss and provide direction to Staff regarding options for possible adjustments to City Council salaries. f~ ( ~ ~ ~ ~V G~ Submitted By Reviewed By ;fit ie d By City Clerk Administrative Services Director Assistant ity anager Page 1 of 2 ITEM NO. • 4 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 percent 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(c). The Dublin City Council last adjusted salaries for the City Council in January 2008, which was effective after the November 2008 election. City Councilmembers currently receive $835.76 per month as compensation. The City Council could direct Staff to return with the first reading of an ordinance that would increase salaries the allowable 5% to $921.43 per month. The allowable increase for calendar years 2009 and 2010 was calculated as follows: Current compensation (established 2008): $835.76 5% increase, 2008 to 2009: $877.55 5% increase, 2009 to 2010: $921.43 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. If an ordinance were introduced and adopted, the Mayor's salary would increase from $935.76 to $1,021.43 per month. The financial impact for a partial year increase (December 2010 -June 2011) including salary based taxes and contributions is approximately $3,630. The full year (12 month) additional cost is approximately $6,220. In accordance with Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020B and State Law, the increase would not become effective until newly elected Councilmembers are sworn into office following certification of the November 2010 election. The City Council could also consider: ^ Reducing current salaries ^ Eliminating salaries altogether ^ Increasing them by an amount less than the maximum permitted by law; or ^ As decided by the City Council in 1992 and 1994, not increasing the current salary. Any of these alternatives, if selected, would not become effective until the new City Council terms following the November 2010 election. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Noticing not required. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 2. Staff Report for February 5, 2008 3. Ordinance No. 05-08 adopted February 5, 2008 Page 2 of 2 Chapter 2.08 CITY COUNCIL ~D64 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 Council may recess the meeting to another place. If the Council anticipates that the regular meeting place will be inadequate, the Council, or Mayor in the event of an emergency, may order that the meeting be held in another place. (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 eight hundred thirty-five dollars and seventy-six cents ($835.76) per month. B. No Councilmember shall be eligible to receive the increase provided herein until one (1) or more Councilmembers begins a new term of office. (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. 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. 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. ATTACHMENT 1 http://www.codepublishin~.com/CA/Dublin/Dublin02/Dublin0208.html y~_ ~ tt~^~°~~ ~~ ~~o~~ ~~ G17V CLIE~~ Fole # O~~O°OD agfi~ ~o~~c~ s~~T~~~~T cs~v co~~cu~. ~~~~o~o ®~~~ ~~~~~~~, s, coos SIJ~JECT Adoption of Ordinance Amending the Dublin Municipal Code to Provide for Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council Report Prepared by Carolyn Parkinson, Interim City Clerk ATTACHMENTS 1) Dublin Municipal Code Section 2 08 020 2) Ordinance No 3-06 adopted January 17, 2006 3) Proposed Ordinance Increasing the Salary for Members of the City Council ItEC®1VIIVIENIDATI®N Waive reading and adopt the Ordinance amending Section 2 08 020 of the Dublin Municipal Code to provide for an increase in the salary '~~ for members of the City Council following certification of the November 2008 election )FINANCIAL, STATEM[]ENT The Ordinance would increase the salary for members of the City Council in an amount equal to a 5% increase of the current $758 06 monthly compensation, compounded annually for calendar years 2007 and 2008, for a total of $835 76 monthly compensation The Mayor receives $100 per month more than a Councilmember IDESCRIPTI®N Government Code Section 36516(a) allows a general law city to provide a salary increase to members of the City Council by an ordinance with "not to exceed amount equal to 5% or less for each calendaz year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment was enacted" (Government Code Section 36516(c) Members of the City Council currently receive $758 06 per month as compensation The Dublin City Council last adjusted salanes for the Council m January 2006 and was effective after the November 2006 election The attached Ordinance will increase salanes for calendar years 2007 and 2008, as follows Current compensation $758 06 2007 increase $795 96 2008 increase $835 76 Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 2 G \CC MTGS\2008 cc mtgs\2008 qtr 1\02 Feb\02 OS-081sr Salary increase for CC 2nd reading of ord doc The attached Ordinance increases the monthly compensation to $835 76 for each City Councilmember In accordance with Dublin Municipal Code Section 2 08 020B and State Law, the increase would not ~j, ~} G~ become effective until newly elected Councilmembers are sworn into office following certification of the°~-'' '~ November 2008 election The Mayor's salary will include an additional $100 per month more than a Councilmember, pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 2 08 040 R]EC®1VIIVVI~1vIDA'II'I®l~t Staff recommends that the City Council waive the reading and adopt the Ordinance amending Section 2 08 020 of the Dublin Municipal Code to provide for an increase m the salary for members of the City Council after the November 2008 election ORDINANCE NO. 05 - 08 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. yea 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, and 3-06. 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 aze sworn into office following the certification of the November 2008 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 eight hundred thirty-five dollars and seventy-six cents. ($835.76) 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 5th day of February, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Sbranti and Scholz, and Mayor Lockhart NOES: Councilmember Oravetz ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: Deputy City Clerk ayor Ord No. OS-08, Adopted 2/5/08, Item 4.6 Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT 3