City Council

11. \nCONSIDERATION OF FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON CITY COUNCILMEMBERS’\nCOMPENSATION REGARDING COMPENSATION, ALLOWANCES, AND\nBENEFITS FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nRecommendation: It is recommended by the Committee on City Councilmembers’ Compensation that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that\nCEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Consider Final Report and Recommendations of the Committee on City Councilmembers’ Compensation, regarding the following\nincreases to City Council compensation:\n(a) Establish an annual Family Care Reimbursable Allowance in the amount of $18,000 for each Councilmember and the Mayor;\n(b) Establish a per term Office Setup, Operations and Security Reimbursable Allowance in the amount of $20,000 for each\nCouncilmember and the Mayor;\n(c) Increase the annual General Expense Reimbursable Allowance for Councilmember from $3,600 to $6,000, and for the Mayor from\n$6,000 to $11,000, without restricting use for another category of expense; and\n(d) Increase the annual stipend for each Councilmember from $23,292 to $36,000 and for the Mayor from $34,932 to $54,000; and\n(3) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance within 60 days to incorporate adjustments to the compensation paid to each\nCouncilmember and the Mayor by amounts not-to-exceed the recommendations of the Committee,\nsubject to approval by not less than 2/3 majority vote of the City Council.