TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT
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Mayor and Council Member Salaries.
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RECOMMENDATION
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1) Consider salary adjustments for the Mayor and City Council Members in accordance with Senate Bill 329 (Dodd); 2) approve the Introduction Ordinance No. 2024-011, amending Chapter 2.16.010 of the Chino Municipal Code (Mayor and Council Members), setting the monthly compensation for the Mayor at $3,348.53 and each of the four (4) Council Members at $2,796.26, to be read by number and title only, and waive further reading of the Ordinance.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Requires an appropriation of $65,427 from the unappropriated reserves of the General Fund for the remainder of fiscal year 2024/25. Ongoing, this adjustment will result in an annual salary increase of $94,507.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above will further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
* Exemplary Leadership
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Expenditure: 1002000-41010
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BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 36516 provides guidelines for general law cities to enact ordinances to establish council salaries. On June 29, 2023, the Governor signed Senate Bill 329 (Dodd) amending the Code to modify the rules for council salaries, including the formulas to calculate increases to compensation.
Existing law authorizes a city council to enact an ordinance to provide each member of the council with a salary based on the population of the city. The existing compensation schedule in State law, which has not been adjusted since 1984, has not kept pace with inflation. SB 329 is intended to provide cities with the option to adjust council member compensation to account for inflation and support diversity in councils because in...
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