ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.060
OF THE LANCASTER MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO A
LOCAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHEREAS, Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code currently provides that "members of the city council shall be entitled to receive six hundred dollars ($600.00) each month, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by using their personal automobile for local travel for official business"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lancaster has determined that the dollar amount currently provided in Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code is insufficient and does not provide the Mayor and City Council Members with an adequate expense allowance; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lancaster desires by this Ordinance to amend Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to increase the fixed monthly expense allowance from $600 to $780.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"2.04.060. Local Expense Allowance
Members of the City Council shall be entitled to receive $780.00 each month, as an allowance for expenses incurred when fulfilling the duties of the elected office, including using their personal automobile for local travel for official business. As used in this Section, "local travel" means travel by personal automobile within the boundaries of the City and within 15 miles thereof. The City Council hereby determines that such monthly allowance represents the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Mayor and City Council members in the performance of official duties."
Section 2. Any ordinance previously adopted by the City Council of the City of Lancaster shall be and hereby is repealed if and to the extent inconsistent with this Ordinance; provided, however, that each such ordinance shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and further will see that it is published and posted in the manner required by law.
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I, Andrea Alexander, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Lancaster, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading on the 10 th day of June, 2025, and placed upon its second reading and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24th day of June, 2025 by the vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Andrea Alexander, CMC
City Clerk
City of Lancaster
R. REX PARRIS
Mayor
City of Lancaster
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CITY OF LANCASTER }
CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
CITY COUNCIL
I, _, City of
Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. ____, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this ----Day of _________________________ (seal)