HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 647 Council CompensationORDINANCE NO. 647
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.20 (OFFICERS' SALARIES) OF TITLE
2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE MORRO
BAY MUNICIPAL CODE, TO INCREASE CONSISTENT WITH
STATE LAW AND CFAC RECOMMENDATION THE SALARIES
OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, Government Code section 36516 authorizes the City to change the salary
of City Councilmembers and Mayor in accordance with a statutory formula; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 36516.5 provides that any change to the salary
of City Councilmembers and Mayor shall not become effective until one or more
Councilmembers commences a new term; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember salary was initially adopted in 1964 and was last adjusted
to the current salary amount in 2002; and
WHEREAS, a directly elected mayor may be provided with compensation in addition to
that which he or she receives as a Councilmember pursuant to Government Code section
36516.1. The Mayor's additional stipend was last updated in 1999; and
WHEREAS, City Council directed staff to evaluate Council compensation and review
options for modification with the Citizens Finance Advisory Committee (CFAC); and
WHEREAS, Council is interested in evaluating compensation as one factor that may
limit who is able to dedicate the time to run for local office For example, individuals who work
full time may find it challenging to run for local office and dedicate significant time to the role in
exchange for a nominal monthly stipend; and
WHEREAS, CFAC met and discussed Council compensation on both November 16,
2021 as well as on December 21, 2021; and
WHEREAS, on December 21, 2021 CFAC recommended on a vote of 6-1 that the
Council both increase Councilmember compensation by $500/month and also increase the
Mayor's stipend by an additional $200/month; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept CFAC's recommendation and adjust, in
accordance with the Government Code, the compensation of Councilmembers and Mayor,
consistent with the recommendation from CFAC; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.20 (Officers' Salaries) of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of
the Morro Bay Municipal Code codify compensation in the form of salaries for City
Councilmembers and the Mayor; and
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S OW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY,
CALIFORNIA FINDS AND ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
S ECTION 1. RECITALS. The City Council hereby finds that the recitals set forth above
are all true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
S ECTION 2. CODE AMENDMENT. Chapter 2 20 (Officers' Salaries) of Title 2
(Administration and Personnel) of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is hereby amended, in both
Section 2.20.010 as well as Section 2.20.015, to read as follows (deleted text in strikcthrough
and new text in bold italics):
A. "2.20.010 - Mayor and councilmembers.
Each member of the city council and the mayor shall receive a salary of five -hundred one
thousand dollars per month. In addition to said salary, any councilmember and the mayor may
be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties."
B. "2.20.015 - Additional compensation for mayor.
The mayor, in addition to the compensation enumerated in Section 2.20.010 shall receive the
sum of twe four hundred dollars, per month, as additional compensation as provided by
California Government Code 36516.1 "
S ECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
o rdinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases,
o r portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
S ECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
(30) days after its passage (subject to State law restrictions on operational date).
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SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance,
and shall cause the same to be posted and codified in the manner required by law.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 11 th day of January
2022, by motion of Council Member Barton and seconded by Council Member Heller
PASSED AND ADOPTED on the 25th day of January 2022, by the following vote:
AYES' Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford, Heller
NOES. None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CHRIS F. NEUMEYER, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO )
CITY OF MORRO BAY
I, Dana Swanson, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance Number 647 was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting of said Council on the 25th day of January 2022, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES. Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford, Heller
NOES. None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Morro Bay, California, this 3' 't day of jalitrari, 2io 22 .
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SWANSON, City Clerk
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