CITY OF
LONG
April 4, 2023
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Department of Financial Management
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 6th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-6425
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Adopt Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Salary Resolution 22-0159 to increase the maximum annual compensation permitted for the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors representative to $200 per meeting attended limited to no more than four meetings per month, inclusive of subcommittee meetings, not to exceed $7,000 maximum per calendar year. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach is required to place a director on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD).
Unlike other City committees and boards, the Commissioner representing the City on the MWD board and subcommittees devotes about 20 hours per week (almost every week of the year) to MWD-related business, including, but not limited to, board meetings and subcommittee meetings. Salary Resolution 22-0159 caps compensation for the MWD representative at $1,000 per year.
Due to extensive workload for the Long Beach MWD representative, staff recommends that the maximum annual compensation for said representative's work on the MWD Board be set equal to the maximum annual compensation for meetings of the City's Utilities Commission at $200 per meeting attended, not to exceed $7,000 maximum per calendar year. Staff also recommends that MWD Board subcommittee meetings, which are more numerous, more time consuming and just as important as MWD Board meetings, be added to the list of compensable meetings, to recognize the unique nature of the MWD which performs most of the major work within the subcommittees rather than the full 38 member board, unlike other City committees and boards. Compensation for the MWD representative is limited to four meetings per month, inclusive of Board meetings, subcommittee meetings, or a combination of both.
This matter was reviewed by Financial Management Director Kevin Riper on March 22, 2023, by Deputy City Attorney Taylor Anderson on March 22, 2023, and by Budget Manager Grace H. Yoon on March 9, 2023.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action to amend the salary resolution on April 4, 2023 is recommended in order to resolve promptly the compensation oddity described above.
FISCAL IMPACT
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
April 4, 2023
The total cost of increasing the maximum compensation - from $1,000 currently, to $7,000 as recommended - for the Utilities Commission representative to the Metropolitan Water District will not exceed $6,000 annually (plus required payroll contributions for social security, Medicare and CalPERS). The cost will be funded from the Utilities Department budget in the Water Utility Fund Group. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
KEVIN RIPER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
ATTACHMENT - Resolution
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LONG BEACH AMENDING ATTACHMENT "B" OF
RESOLUTION NO. RES-22-0159 KNOWN AS THE SALARY
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
WHEREAS, the City of Long Beach is required to place a director on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD); and
WHEREAS, unlike other City committees and boards, the Commissioner representing the City on the MWD board and subcommittees devotes about 20 hours per week ( almost every week of the year) to MWD-related business, including, but not limited to, board meetings and subcommittee meetings; and
WHEREAS, Salary Resolution 22-0159 caps compensation for the MWD representative at $1,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, due to extensive workload for the Long Beach MWD representative, staff recommends that the maximum annual compensation for said representative's work on the MWD Board be set equal to the maximum annual compensation for meetings of the City's Utilities Commission at $200 per meeting attended, not to exceed $7,000 maximum per calendar year; and
WHEREAS, staff also recommends that MWD Board subcommittee meetings, which are more numerous, more time-consuming and just as important as MWD Board meetings, be added to the list of compensable meetings, to recognize the unique nature of the work of MWD which performs most of the major work within the subcommittees rather 25 than the full 38 member board; and
26 WHEREAS, compensation for the MWD representative shall be limited to four 27 meetings per month, inclusive of Board meetings, subcommittee meetings, or a combination 28 of both; and
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as 2 follows:
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Section 1. Attachment "B" of Resolution No. RES-22-0159, adopted on September 6, 2022, is amended as follows:
Ill. MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
The compensation rates for members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions established by the City Charter and the City Council and for City representatives to specified bodies are fixed and prescribed by this Subsection Ill as follows:
Except for members of those commissions identified in City Charter Section 500, members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions have the option of serving on a City advisory body as a volunteer without compensation or as a volunteer eligible for an expense reimbursement payment not to exceed $500 per calendar year. Members who chose to serve as a volunteer eligible for an expense reimbursement payment shall only receive said payment at the end of the calendar year after confirmation that the member has complied with the requirements in this Subsection Ill and that the member has attended a minimum of three (3) meetings in accordance with the requirements in this Subsection Ill. Expense reimbursement payments are intended to reimburse members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions serving as volunteers for related expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions electing to receive compensation on a per meeting basis, as outlined in subsections D-11 through D-16 below, shall not be eligible to receive any payments to reimburse their expenses.
Absence in fact from a meeting of a Board, Committee, or Commission, when duly authorized for the purpose of attending a professional conference, meeting, or other official City business, shall not be deemed to be an absence from such meeting for the purpose of this Salary Resolution.
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28 Board, Committee, or Commission members shall be ineligible to receive any compensation, as fixed and prescribed by this Subsection Ill, unless and until said member has adhered to the requirements set forth in Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.18.050.G.
Except as otherwise provided herein, as used in this Subsection Ill, "meeting" shall mean a congregation of the body at the same time and location, including teleconference locations, to hear, discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body, but shall not include the meetings of any subcommittee or other group not containing at least a majority of the members of the body. City Board, Committee, or Commission members may only receive compensation for one (1) meeting per day.
SALARY RANGE
D-11 $50.00 per member per meeting, not to exceed $1,000 maximum per calendar year, attended of the following City Council Appointed Committees:
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• Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area
Commission (BIAA);
• Board of Examiners, Appeals, and Condemnation;
• Board of Health and Human Services;
• Citizens Advisory Commission on Disabilities;
• Commission on Youth & Families;
• Cultural Heritage Commission;
• Equity and Human Relations Commission;
• Homeless Services Advisory Committee;
• Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach;
• Marine Advisory Commission;
• Pedestrian Safety Advisory Commission;
3 1 • Senior Citizen Advisory Commission;
2 • Sustainable City Commission;
3 • Technology and Innovation Commission;
4 • The Long Beach Community Investment Company;
5 • Transactions and Use Tax Citizens Advisory Committee; and 6 • Veterans Affairs Commission.
7 D-12 $75 per member per meeting attended of the Airport Advisory 8 Commission, not to exceed $1,000 maximum per calendar year. 9 0-13 $100 per member per meeting attended of the Successor Agency to 10 the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach, not to exceed 11 $500.00 per calendar year. ....
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21 • Ethics Commission;
22 • Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission; and 23 • Parks & Recreation Commission.
24 0-16 $200 per member per meeting, limited to no more than 4 meetings per 25 month, not to exceed $7,000 maximum per calendar year, attended by 26 the City representative of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern 27 California. For purposes of this Subsection D-16 only, "meeting" shall 28 include any subcommittee or other group not containing at least a 4 TMA:kad A23-00715 [03-22-23]
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majority of the members of the body.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption 3 by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. 4 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council 5 of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of ___________ , 2023, by the 6 following vote:
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Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal( s ): Councilmembers:
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