City Council

NB1. Ordinance No. ___ Amending Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to a local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members. Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. _____ amending Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“LMC”) relating to the local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members. On December 13th, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1017, which amended section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to increase the fixed monthly expense allowance from $100 to $600. Since 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) federal reimbursement for mileage used for the purpose of tax deduction calculation increased from $.54/mile to $.70/mile. An increase of 29.63%. If the same increase is applied to the $600 reimbursement amount set in 2016 that represents an increase of approximately $180, bringing the revised total to $780 per month. COUNCIL AGENDA