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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
June 25, 2013
Jennifer Curtis
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITY
COUNCILMEMBER SALARY
City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2.04.048 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CITY
COUNCIL SALARY."
BACKGROUND
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council are paid monthly by the City, under specific
provisions of state law, for the substantial amount of time and effort they contribute leading our
local government. In addition to participating in regular meetings of the City Council, Members
of the City Council represent the City on regional and statewide boards, commissions and
organizations; participate in a wide range of community events occurring during the week days,
evenings, and weekends; and meet with residents and constituents on a variety of issues
important to the City. Furthermore, due to a series of annexations, the size of the City has grown
thereby increasing the number of constituents the Council serves.
Government Code 36516 sets forth basic provisions that allow regular adjustments to the City
Council salary. Government Code Section 36516.5 requires that City Council salary adjustments
be adopted by the present City Council to be effective for future City Councils and provides for
Councilmember pay to be increased up to 5% for each calendar year from the operative date of
the last adjustment to salary.
In compliance with the Government Code, Councilmember salary has historically been reviewed
Ordinance passed to
Second reading
and adjusted every two years. The last salary adjustment occurred on July 1, 2012, and was a
total of 10% for the previous four-year period covering July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012. That
increase averaged 2.5% per year or half as much as what is allowed by state law.
Council salary was most recently reviewed at the regular City Council meeting of June 11, 2013,
and Council proposed a total pay increase of six percent (not compounded) for the period
July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2014, to be effective on July 1, 2014. This increase would
average 3% for each of the two years and is again less than the 5% allowed by Government Code
Section 36516.
The proposed monthly adjustment is as follows:
Current salary Proposed salary
$1,728.84 $1,832.57
ALTERNATNE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed salary increase of $103.73 per month per Councilmember represents a total annual
cost to the City of $6,223.80 for all five Councilmembers.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 13 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.048 OF THE
SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL SALARY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.04.048 is amended to read as follows:
"2.04.048 City Council Salaries
The salary for City Councilmembers shall be increased as provided for in
Government Code Section 36516 from the amount of $1,728.84 to $1,832.57 per month effective
July 1, 2014. Such salary 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 take effect as set forth in Government Code
section 36937, but the date set forth in section 2.04.048 reflects that the change in salary will not
apply to any Councilmembers during their current term of office. Instead it shall apply July 1,
2014, after one or more members of the council has become eligible for such change in salary by
virtue of commencing a new term of office, at which time it shall apply to all Councilmembers.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2013.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Arming Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance 13- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the _th day of June 2013. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day
of 2013, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance and was
published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
Armin6 Chaparyan
Interim City Clerk
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