CA Review CKM
Meeting Date: Jan. 25, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Silvano Rodriguez, Senior Management Analyst [email protected] 760-705-6802
Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director
[email protected] 760-473-4670
Subject: Annual City Council Compensation Review
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Conduct annual review of City Council compensation and introduce an ordinance that either:
• Adjusts City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021 (Exhibit 1) • Waives an adjustment to City Council compensation for 2022 (Exhibit 2).
Executive Summary/Discussion
On Nov. 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad approved Measure G. This measure, now Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code:
• Prohibits City Council members’ compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index • Requires the City Council to either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year
• Prohibits the council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment
This item is being presented to the City Council to allow the council to review its compensation and discuss whether to make or waive a compensation adjustment for 2022.
Staff have drafted ordinances for the council’s consideration for both options, one that would adjust City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021 (Exhibit 1) and a second that would waive an adjustment to City Council members’ compensation for 2022 (Exhibit 2).
The change in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021 was 6.6%. The November number is used because it is the most recent statistic available to effectuate changes for the following January.
Fiscal Analysis
If the City Council were to adopt an ordinance adjusting City Council members’ compensation to reflect changes in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021, the City Council Jan. 25, 2022 Item #4 Page 1 of 6
members’ monthly compensation would increase from approximately $2,052 to approximately $2,187 and the mayor’s monthly compensation would increase from approximately $2,152 to approximately $2,287. (The mayor receives additional monthly compensation of $100 under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.04.020.) The full fiscal impact, considering benefits in addition to compensation, is approximately $4,600. There is sufficient funding in the remaining General Fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22 to absorb the proposed increase.
Next Steps
The City Clerk will prepare the introduced ordinance for adoption at the next regular City Council meeting. Once adopted, the City Clerk will publish the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days. The ordinance will be effective 30 days following its adoption.
Public Notification
Public notice of this item was posted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. Ordinance increasing City Council compensation
2. Ordinance waiving an increase to City Council compensation
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-414
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION BY THE AMOUNT
ESTABLISHED BY THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX EXHIBIT 1
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad, California, approved Measure G, adopting Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.0l0(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, which prohibits City Council compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San 'Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to•either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year, and prohibits the City Council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment; and WHEREAS, the increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021 ' was 6.6%; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adjust-the compensation of City Council members by the percentage increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2021.
NOW,THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows:
1. The monthly compensation of City Council members is increased from $2,052.17 to $2,187.61 upon the effective date of this ordinance.
EFFECTIVE DATE: ·This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance arid cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCE.D AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 25th day of January 2022, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the_ day of ___ _, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AVES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
MATT HALL, Mayor
FAVIOLA MEDINA, City Clerk Services Manager
{SEAL)
EXHIBIT 2
ORDINANCE NO. .
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, PERMANENTLY WAIVING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2022
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad, California, approved Measure G, adopting Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, which prohibits City Council compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year, and prohibits the City Council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to permanently waive any adjustment to the compensation of City Council members for 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows:
1. The City Council permanently waives any adjustments to the compensation of City Council members for 2022.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the day of , 2022, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
_________________________________
CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
_____________________________________
MATT HALL, Mayor
______________________________________
FAVIOLA MEDINA, City Clerk Services Manager
(SEAL)
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