HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 07-26 Amending Dublin Municipal Code Sections 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 to Change the Salary for Members of the City Counsil and the Additional Salary for the Mayor After New Terms of Office Start After the November 2026 General Municipal Election
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ORDINANCE NO. 07 – 26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2.08.020 AND 2.08.040
TO CHANGE THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
THE ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR THE MAYOR AFTER NEW TERMS OF OFFICE START
AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, 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, 10-16, 07-18,
10-20, 4-22, and 3-24; and
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2026 the City Council directed Staff to present an ordinance to increase in
the City Councilmembers’ salary and a decrease in the Mayor’s salary; and
WHEREAS, as required by state law, the salary changes shall not become effective until new
Councilmembers are sworn into office following the certification of the November 2026 General Municipal
Election.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 2.08.020 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.08.020 Salary for members established.
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 seven hundred thirty dollars and fifty-six
cents ($1,730.56) per month.
Section 2. Chapter 2.08.040 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.08.040 Mayor’s salary.
The Mayor shall receive a monthly salary equivalent to four hundred dollars ($400) per
month, in addition to that which he/she receives as a Councilmember.
Section 3. Operative Date. In accordance with Government Code section 36516.5 and other
provisions of state law, Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance shall become operative when new terms of the
Mayor and City Councilmembers begin following the certification of the November 2026 General Municipal
Election.
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Section 4: 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 by the City Council of the City of Dublin this 18th day of
August 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Josey, McCorriston and Qaadri
NOES: Councilmember Morada and Mayor Hu
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Deputy City Clerk
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