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Mayor Carl Boyer
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BACKGROUND
February 27, 1996
COMPENSATION
ORDINANCE NO. 96-11
City Council
At the meeting of February 13, 1996, the City Council waived further reading and passed to
second reading Ordinance No. 96-11, regarding Council compensation adjustments.
The City Councilmembers of the Santa Clarita City Council are compensated monthly by the
City for the hard work and long hours they contribute to the leadership of our local government,
Due to the nature of the job of City Councilmember, these individuals make regular personal
financial sacrifices. This job often takes them away from their personal businesses which
results in considerable loss of income, The compensation they receive is less than the
compensation for any other City employee
The Government Code sets forth basic provisions which allow regular adjustments to City
Council compensation. The Santa Clarita City Councilmembers have not adopted a Council
compensation adjustment for over three (3) years.
At this time a Council compensation adjustment is proposed as follows:
Current Compensation Proposed Compensation(7/01/96)
$729.30/mo. $875.16/mo.
The Government Code requires that Council compensation adjustments be adopted by the
present Council, to be effective for future Councils. There is no mechanism for future Councils
to recoup, in later years, any permitted adjustments not allocated prior to a new Council's term
of office. This proposed adjustment presents a reasonable manner in which to assure the fair
and equitable compensation of Councilmembers of future City Councils.
City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 96-11.
ATTACHMENTS
Background information memo
Ordinance No. 96-11 Adopted: L Aenda Iterrtd a2
ORDINANCE NO. 96-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
INCREASING COUNCILMEMBER SALARIES
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36516
WHEREAS, on February 11, 1988, the City of Santa Clarita adopted Ordinance No. 88-8
establishing a salary for members of the City Council of $600.00 per month, pursuant to the
schedule of salaries set forth in Government Code Section 36516; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36516(c) provides for Councilmember salaries to
be increased by an amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of
the last salary adjustment; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36515.5 sets forth a prohibition against change
in compensation during the term of office except that adjustment of the compensation of all
members of a council serving staggered terms is permitted whenever one or more members of
such council becomes eligible for a salary increase by virtue of beginning a new term of office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita,
California, does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The compensation for City Councilmembers shall be $875.16 per month.
Such compensation shall be payable on a monthly basis and in the same manner as salaries are
paid to other officers and employees of the City of Santa Clarita.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective July 1, 1996.
SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 91-28 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed bylaw.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular
meeting held on the day of 1996.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA 7
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 96-11 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 1996. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _ day
of , 1996, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
City Clerk