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Home My WebLink About6.4 Council SalariesSUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: C I T Y C L E R K FILE # 700-20 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 5, '1'999 Public Hearing: Amendment to Dublin Municipal Code to Provide for Increase in the Salary for Members of the City Council (Report prepared by Elizabeth H. Silver, City A uorney) ' RECOMMENq)ATION: Proposed Ordinance Amending Section 2.08.020 of the Dublin Municipal Code Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 /"' FIN.LNCIAL STATEMENT: 3. 4. 5. 6. Open public heating Receive Staff Report and public comment Question Staff and the public Close public heating and deliberate Waive reading and introduce ordinance mending Section 2.08.020 of the Dublin MUnicipal Code to provide for an increase in the salary for members of the City Council The ordinance would increase the salary for members of the City Counc'~ in an mount equal to 5% of the current $402.02 monthly compensation for calendar years, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, for atotal of $565.68 monthly compensation. DESCRIPTION: At the September 2'1, 1999 City Council Meeting~ City Council directed staff to prepare an Ordinance to increase the current monthly compensation for CouncilmemberS in an amount up to 5% per year, Government Code § 36516(a)(1) allows a general law city with a population under 35,000 to provide a salary to Councilmembers of $300.00 per month. Compensation may be increased by ordinance "not to exceed an amount equal to 5% or less for each calendar year f~om the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment was enacted." (Government Code § 36516(c).) Councilmembers currently receive $402.02 per month as compensation. The Dublin City Council last adjusted .salaries for the Council in May of 1991. The increase was effective ai~er the November 1992 election. 'Therefore, for the calendar years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 there was no adjustment or increase in Councilmember' s salaries. The attached Ord'mance will increase salaries for these years. COPIES TO: G:\C,C, MTGg\994~TR4\CK':TORFJ~\l 0-5-99mlantlncr~.~cl~c ITEM NO.._~~ City Councilmember salaries will be increased by the proposed ordinance for these years, as follows: $402.02 (current compensation) 1993 increase $422.12 1994 increase $443.23 1995 increase $465.39 1996 increase $488.66 1997 increase $513.09 1998 increase $538.74 1999 increase $565.68 The attached Ordinance increases the monthly compensation to $565.68 for each City Councilmember. In accordance with Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 B and state law, the increase will be effective after the next election, which is in November 2000. The Mayor's salary will include an additional $100, pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.080.040. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Council waive the reading and introduce the draR ordinance (Attachment 1 ) and continue the matter to the next Council meeting to adopt the ordinance. K 2 / G/ l O- 5 ~ 9 9 /as-cc-salaryincrease. doc ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF ~ CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.08.020 AND PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF ~ 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 mended by Ordinances No. 22-85, 8-87, 4-88, 3-89, 1-90 and 6-91. The purpose of this Ordinance is to modify salaries for members of the City Council in accordance with Government Code Section 36516. Section 2: AMENDMENT OF MLrNICIPAL CODE Section 2.08.020,. Subsection A of the Dublin Municipal__. Code is hereby mended 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 five hundred sixty five dollars and sixty eight cents ($565.68) 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 its pass~e. 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 19th day of October, 1999, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk K2/G/10-I 9-99/ord-cc-salary. doe J:\Vv'PDxaXeqRSVAl14~001X1999\ORD\CCINCREA, V~PD EHS:KRT:rja ATTACHMENT 1 Chapter 2.08 CITY COUNCIL Sections: 2.08.010 2.08.020 2.08.030 Meeting place designate& Salary for members established. 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 meedng place is unable to accommodate the number of persons in aliendance, the Council may recess the meeljng to another place. ff 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 28 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 pro- viding that each member of the City Coun- 'cil 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 ihree hundred dol- lava ($300) per month. The three hundred dollars ($300) shall be increased in an 2.08.010 mount equal to five percent (5%) for cal- endar year 1989. The said three hundred dollars ($300) shall be increased in an amount equal to five percent (5%) for cal- endar year 1990. The said three hundred dollars ($300) shall be increased in an amount equal to five percent (5%). of the 1990 salary for calendar year 1991. B. No Councilmember shall be eligible to receive the increase provided herein until one or more Councilmember begins a new term of office. (Ord. 6-91 8 2; Ord. 1-90 8 2; Ord. 3-89 82 2, 3: Ord. 4-88 28 2, 3: Ord. 8-87 88 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 88 I, 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 15 fDublin 12-97) ATTACHHENT 2