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Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
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File Number: ID# 17-599
Agenda Date: 3/27/2018 Status: BusinessVersion: 1
File Type: ReportIn Control: City Council / Successor Agency
Agenda Number: 18)
Page 1 City of Lake Elsinore Printed on 3/22/2018
Report to City Council
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Grant Yates, City Manager
Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk
Jason Simpson, Assistant City Manager
Date: March 27, 2018
Subject: Compensation for Members of the City Council and Commissioners
Recommendation
Introduce by title only and waive further reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL
CODE (LEMC) SECTION 2.08.020 COMPENSATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING
CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION; and,
Introduce by title only and waive further reading Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL
CODE (LEMC) SECTION 2.46.075 COMPENSATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION; and,
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION
AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION
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. City Council compensation has been adjusted
on four times since 1966. Council Member Manos requested that compensation amounts for the City
Council and the Commissions be reviewed and presented to the Council for discussion. The item was
heard at the Regular meeting of March 13, 2018. During that discussion, Council requested that the
City Manager appoint a subcommittee to review the item and bring back a recommendation at the
March 27, 2018 City Council meeting.
Discussion
Compensation:
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 November 2018 election and would become effective in January 2019.
Additionally, Council Members may receive compensation of up to $150 per month for any other
Boards, Commissions or Authority meetings that they serve as a whole. Compensation does not extend
to committees with other authorities or subcommittees. The Authorities that would qualify for this type
of compensation are: Public Facilities Financing Authority, Lake Elsinore Facilities Authority, Lake
Elsinore Recreation Authority, Public Financing Authority, Parking Authority. Typically, since these
meetings don’t occur on a regular monthly basis, compensation is set per meeting. Currently the
Council does not receive any additional compensation for these meetings.
Provided in Exhibit C is the compensation amounts for the I-15 Corridor Cities.
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 proposed
Resolution will set the compensation to $150 per meeting with a maximum of 2 meetings per month
and remove the health benefits.
The Public Safety Advisory Commission does not receive any compensation. The second Ordinance
attached providesfor the ability to compensate members on this Commission. The proposed Resolution
will set the compensation at $100 per meeting with a maximum of one meeting per month.
As shown in Exhibit C, the City of Perris is the only other City that pays Commissioners $100.00 per
meeting. All other cities are between $50.00 and $75.00. Per the discussion at the last meeting, the
Resolution has been prepared in the amounts noted in the discussion. The Council has the right to
adjust these amounts prior to the adoption of the Resolution without the item having to be brought back.
Exhibit
A – Ordinance, Council Compensation
A1- Ordinance, PSAC Compensation
B – Resolution, Planning and PSAC Compensation Amounts
C – I-15 Corridor Cities Compensation Amounts
D – Council Committee Compensation Amounts
ORDINANCE NO. 2018 – _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE (LEMC) SECTION
2.08.020 COMPENSATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING CITY COUNCIL
COMPENSATION
Whereas,Government Code Section 36516 et seq. allows for:a City Council (Council) to enact an
Ordinance setting a salary for members, based on population…or may be increased by an amount
equal to five percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment; and,
Whereas,the current compensation amount was set by Ordinance No. 1201 in 2006, at $400.00
per month; and,
Whereas,the City’s current population is 62,092; and,
Whereas,compensation increases will only occur after the next election and the seating of the
newly elected Council Members.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: LEMC Section 2.08.020, Compensation, is hereby amended in its entirety, as follows:
2.08.020 Compensation.
Members of the City Council shall each receive compensation for their services in the sum $620.00.
Section 2: CEQA.This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in
accordance with Section 15061(b) (3) there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.
Section 3: Severability.If any provision of this Ordinance or its application is held invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, sections, or
applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end each phrase, section, sentence, or word is declared to be severable.
Section 4: Effective Date.This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after the date of adoption; and, the compensation increase will become effective on
January 1, 2019.
Section 5: Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause a synopsis of the same to be published according to law.
Passed and Adopted on this _____day of __________ , 2018.
Natasha Johnson
Mayor
Ord. No. 2018 – _____
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Attest:
Susan M. Domen, MMC,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2018-_____ was introduced at the Regular meeting of ________, 2018,
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at its Regular meeting of ________,
2018, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
I further certify that said Synopsis was published as required by law in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Lake Elsinore, California on the _____day of __________, 2018, and on
the ______day of _________, 2018.
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 2018 – _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE (LEMC) SECTION
2.46.075 COMPENSATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION
Whereas,previously, the Members of the Public Safety Advisory Commission (PSAC) have not
received compensation for attendance at meetings; and,
Whereas,the City Council has declared the intent to provide compensation to the Members of
PSAC.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: LEMC Section 2.46.0075, Compensation, is hereby added to the Lake Elsinore Municipal
Code, in its entirety, as follows:
2.46.075 Compensation.
Members of the Public Safety Advisory Committee shall each receive compensation for their
services in the sum $100.00 per meeting attended, with a maximum of one meeting per month.
Section 2: CEQA.This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in
accordance with Section 15061(b) (3) there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.
Section 3: Severability.If any provision of this Ordinance or its application is held invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, sections, or
applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end each phrase, section, sentence, or word is declared to be severable.
Section 4: Effective Date.This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after the date of adoption; and, the compensation increase will become effective on
January 1, 2019.
Section 5: Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause a synopsis of the same to be published according to law.
Passed and Adopted on this _____day of __________ , 2018.
Natasha Johnson
Mayor
Ord. No. 2018 – _____
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Attest:
Susan M. Domen, MMC,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2018-_____ was introduced at the Regular meeting of ________, 2018,
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at its Regular meeting of ________,
2018, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
I further certify that said Synopsis was published as required by law in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Lake Elsinore, California on the _____day of __________, 2018, and on
the ______day of _________, 2018.
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION
Whereas, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Section 2.24.070 Compensation,
Council shall from time to time, by Resolution, fix the compensation of Planning Commissioners;
and,
Whereas,compensation was set last by Resolution No. 2007-03 on January 9, 2007, in the
amount of $100.00 per meeting; and,
Whereas, the City Council determined that the Public Safety Advisory Commission should receive
compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:The compensation of the Planning Commission shall be set at $150.00 per meeting
attended, with a maximum of two meetings per month.
Section 2: The compensation of the Public Safety Advisory Commission shall be set at $100.00
per meeting, with a maximum of one meeting per month.
Section 3: The compensation adjustment shall remove any previously granted health benefit
provisions or other benefits for Planning Commission members or Public Safety Advisory
Commission members and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5:The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book
of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted on this day of , 2018.
Natasha Johnson
Mayor
Attest:
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
Reso No. 2018 - ___
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. ______ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, at the Regular meeting of _________, and that the same was adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_____________________________
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
Exhibit C
Council/Commission Compensation
City Council Council Authorities Commissions
Temecula $600 $50 $50
Murrieta $1,075 N/A
Menifee $650 $75
Wildomar $400 $100 $75
Canyon Lake $300
Perris $890 $50 $100
Corona $800 $50
Exhibit D
Council/Commission Compensation
Organization Amount
WRCOG $150 per meeting, up to 4 per month
Other Districts $175 per meeting/Local Agency Formation Commission
$200 per meeting/ Lake Elsinore/San Jacinto Watershed Authority
RTA $150 per meeting
RCTC $100 per meeting
RCA $100 per meeting