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Home My WebLink AboutItem No. 24 Council and Commission CompText File City of Lake Elsinore 130 South Main Street Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 www.lake-elsinore.org File Number: ID# 17-577 Agenda Date: 3/13/2018 Status: BusinessVersion: 1 File Type: ReportIn Control: City Council / Successor Agency Agenda Number: 24) Page 1 City of Lake Elsinore Printed on 3/8/2018 Report to City Council To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk Date: March 13, 2018 Subject: Compensation for Members of the City Council and Commissioners Recommendation Provide direction to staff regarding changes in compensation and benefits for Members of the City Council and Commissioners. Background Government Code Section 36516 et seq. allows for: a City Council (Council) to enact an Ordinance setting a salary for members, based on population as determined by the last preceding Federal census, a subsequent census or estimate validated by the Department of Finance. The Salary may be increased by an amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment. No Ordinance shall be enacted or amended to provide automatic future increases in salary; and, any amounts paid by a city for retirement, health and welfare, and federal social security benefits shall not be included for purposes of determining salary under this section, provided that the same benefits are available and paid by the city for its employees Council compensation was last amended on January 1, 2007, and per Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 Compensation, it is currently set at $400.00 per month. This has only been adjusted 4 times since 1966. Discussion Compensation: At the request of Council Member Manos, staff reviewed the compensation of the Council. The City of Lake Elsinore’s latest population numbers validated by the Department of Finance are 62,092 and allow for compensation to be set at $500 per month. If the Council were to increase the compensation at the 5% per year since 2007, allowable by statute, the adjustment would be $220 bringing the total stipend to $620 per month. Any increase to compensation would not occur until after the next election, which is in November of 2018. Additionally, Council has the option of receiving compensation of up to $150 per month for any other Boards, Commissions or Authorities that they serve as a whole. Typically, since these meetings don’t occur on a regular monthly basis, compensation is set per meeting. Council does not receive any additional compensation for these meetings. Benefits: In addition to the $400 monthly stipend, Council receives the following: City issued IPad, Cell Phone, dinner before meetings (if there is Closed Session), Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, reimbursement for mileage and other expenses, access to City Credit Card, and access to City Fleet vehicles. Benefits received by other cities include: car allowance, life insurance, PERs contribution, laptops, office space, shared or exclusively assigned staff, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, credit cards, IPads, retiree medical, phones, other meeting compensation and deferred compensation plans. A survey of compensation and benefits in other cities was conducted and is attached as Exhibit B. Council has the option of changing any of the benefits that they receive, in addition to compensation. Commissioners The Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Section 2.24.070 authorizes the City Council to set compensation for Planning Commissioners by Resolution. The last time the compensation was adjusted was in 2007. Resolution No. 2007-03 increased the compensation to $100 per meeting with a maximum of 3 meetings per month; and, included the provision of health benefits to the Members. The Public Safety Advisory Commission does not receive any compensation. Exhibit A - Council Compensation Survey Comparison City Population Type Salary/Stipend Amount Additional Benefits Car Allowance Phone Health Ins PERs Other Offices Staff County Antioch 114,123 General Law Salary 942.2 No Yes Yes Yes - M,D, V No Life Ins No NO Contra Costa Bell Gardens 43,000 1707 Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes yes Yes Los Angeles Beverly Hills 35000 residents; 250- 300,000 Daytime General Law Stipend 785.81 Class 1 Parking Permit No No Yes Yes No yes Yes Los Angeles Calabasas 24,153 General Law 849 Expsense Reimbursement Yes No Yes Yes Retiree Medical yes CMs Office Los Angeles Calipatria $100 No No No No No No No NO Calistoga 5,250 General Law 200 Yes No No Yes No No No City Clerk Napa Capitola 10,000+General Law 500 No No Access to buy Yes Expense Reimbursement No NO Santa Cruz Chico 92,464 Charter Salary $600 Council/$720 Mayor No No Yes Yes No $300 Expense Reimbursement All Share CC Office support Butte Chino Hills 78,866 General Law 826.88 Life Insurance Yes Yes Yes - M,V Yes No All Share CC Office support San Bernardino Chowchilla 18,500 w/Prison Pop; 12,000 Residents 300 No No No No No No All Share City Clerk Madera Chula Vista 256,780 Charter $4,58.90 Council/ $10,397.25 Mayor Life Ins.;Long Term Disability; $50/mtg Housing allowance Yes No Yes Yes Ipad yes Yes San Diego Clayton General Law Stipend 470 No No Access to buy Yes Deferred Comp All Share CM/CC Office Contra Costa Compton 97,000 Charter 600 UCD Comm $75/mtg, max $150 Yes Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes No No Yes Los Angeles Corona 167,000 General Law Yes 800 Ipads, Life Ins, City Pool Vehicle, Dinner No No Yes - M, D, V Yes No M & VM Own, rest share n Riverside Coronado 25,000 General Law Salary $435 Expense Allowance $75/mo Council $150/mo Mayor No No Yes - M,D, V Yes yes NO San Diego Desert Hot Springs 28,164 Charter Yes M650, C550 Ipads Yes Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes No M - Own, C - Shares No, shares Riverside Fort Bragg 300 Life Ins/Accidental Death Ins.Yes Gilroy 55,150 Charter Salary $807/Council; $1,211/Mayor Yes Mileage Reimburse outside City limits Yes Yes - M,D, V Yes Laptop Mayor only City Clerk Santa Clara Healdsburg 12,000 General Law Stipend $150 Data Reimbursement $50/mo; $600 to purchase Ipad/Laptop for agendas No No Yes - for Member and Family No No No NO Sonoma Hollister 40,000 General Law $400/Council; $600/Mayor No Yes - M,D, V Yes No No NO San Benito Hughson 7,000 General Law Stipend $250 Council; $300 Mayor Training/Travel Reimbursement No No No No No No NO Stanislaus Irwindale 1,500 Charter Salary 542.95 $50/Housing mtg. max 4X/mo; $300/Reclamation Authority; Expense Allowance $190/mo No No Yes - M,D, V Yes PARS 1 office shared by Mayor, Council & Attorney CM/CC Secretary Los Angeles Lafayette General Law No No No No Access to buy No Cookies & Dinner before Closed Session No CC Office support Contra Costa Lake Elsinore 62,092 General Law Stipend $400 Ipads, dinner before meetings, reimbursements No Yes Yes - M, D, V No access to City Pool Vehicles No CM & CC office Riverside Lake Forest 83,910 General Law 704 Yes No No No Yes Option of PARS or SS instead of PERs All Share CC Office support Orange Lawndale 34,000 General Law Stipend $450 No No Yes Yes PCs, Laptops or tablets All Share CMs Office Los Angeles Los Banos 39,359 General Law $300 Council/$400 Mayor No Yes Yes Yes No NO Merced Manhattan Beach 500 Yes Yes Yes Yes Los Angeles Menifee General Law Yes $650 Council/$750 Mayor No Yes Yes - option w/$1500 to use towards or goes to Deferred Comp Yes Social Security; Ipads, dinner before mtgs All Share NO Riverside Merced 80,000 Charter $20/Council; $70 Mayor No No No No No No Mayor CM Secretary supports Merced Monterey 28,610 Charter Salary $5,160/yr Council; $8,112/yr Mayor Deferred Comp; Life Ins; FSA No No Yes Optional No All Share NO Monterey Oroville 18,900 Charter $410 Council/$510 Mayor Family Medical No No Yes - M, D, V No Surface Pro All Share NO Butte Palos Verdes Estates 13,850 General Law No No No No No No Travel/Training Expenses and Reimbursements No CM/CC Office Los Angeles Perris 75,000 General Law Salary 890 Ipads, Life Insurance, Dinner Yes Yes Yes - M, V Yes No No CM Exec Asst Riverside Piedmont 11,000 Charter No No No No No No No No No NO Porterville 60,000 Charter $20/mtg Council; $25/mtg Mayor No No Yes No No Snacks & Beverages at City Hall No NO Tulare Riverside 324,000 Charter Salary M-6897, C- 3488 Life Ins, 457, Yes Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes yes Yes Riverside San Diego Airport Authority Stipend $200/mtg, max 8 mtgs/mo Mileage/Parking Reimbursement San Mateo 101,000 Charter Salary $600 After 5 years and reirement $385 medical No Yes Yes - M,D, V Yes Life Ins Mayor yes; Council Shares CC Office support San Mateo Santa Monica 93,000 Charter 14256 Annually Life Insurance Yes Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes Laptop or tablet All Share Yes Los Angeles Simi Valley 126,000 General Law Salary 1202.76 Not after 2012 Deferred Comp yes CMs Office Ventura Torrance 147,175 Charter 100 Life Insurance Yes Yes Yes Optional Travel/Training Expenses yes Yes Los Angeles Truckee General Law $645 No No Access to buy No No shared Vallejo 118,000 Charter Salary $1130 Council/$1900 Mayor Life Ins/Def Comp/EAP/Retiree Medical Yes Yes Solano Weed 2,800 General Law $250 Council; $300 Mayor No No No No No Ipad; City Email No NO Siskiyou Wildomar 35,167 General Law Salary $300; going up to $00 in July No No Yes Yes - M, D, V Yes No All Share CM/CC Office Riverside Windsor 27,000 General Law Stipend 300 Training/Travel Reimbursement; Credit Card; Life Ins; ICMA Plan No No Yes - M, D, V No Ipad All Share Town Clerk and Town Manager Sonoma Winters 7,000 General Law 180 No Use Fleet Vehicles No No Yes No No NO Yolo