City Council

12. RECEIVE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON CITY COUNCILMEMBERS’ COMPENSATION REGARDING COMPENSATION, ALLOWANCES, AND BENEFITS FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Recommendation: It is recommended by the Committee on City Councilmembers’ Compensation that the City Council: (1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; (2) Pursuant to City Charter Section 405 (COMPENSATION), receive the Final Report and Recommendations of the Committee on City Councilmembers’ Compensation, with the City Council to consider the following increases to City Council compensation: (a) Establish an annual Family Care Reimbursable Allowance in the amount of $18,000 for each Councilmember and the Mayor; (b) Establish a per term Office Setup, Operations and Security Reimbursable Allowance in the amount of $20,000 for each Councilmember and the Mayor; (c) Increase the annual General Expense Reimbursable Allowance for Councilmember from $3,600 to $6,000, and for the Mayor from $6,000 to $11,000, without restricting use for another category of expense; and (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 (3) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance within 60 days to incorporate adjustments to the compensation paid to each Councilmember and the Mayor by amounts not-to-exceed the recommendations of the Committee, subject to approval by not less than 2/3 majority vote of the City Council.