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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 20, 2024
N.3 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF A
SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE ELECTED CITY ATTORNEY POSITION IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
RECEIVE AND FILE THE LETTER PROVIDED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMISSION REGARDING THE SALARY FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY POSITION CONTACT: DIANE STRICKFADEN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES • SUPPLEMENTARY SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION
• REVISED CHART FROM PAGE 3 OF AGENDA REPORT
Survey Agency Comparable Class Annual Base
Salary
Car
Allowance
Cell Phone
Allowance
Longevity
Pay Deferred Comp Housing
Allowance
Base +
Cash Health Dental Vision
Base +
Cash +
Ins.
Culver City City Attorney (Appointed) $315,009 $4,500 $720 $18,000 $4,160 $0 $342,389 $23,525 inc inc $365,914 Inglewood City Attorney (Appointed) $280,798 $4,800 $0 $61,776 $0 $347,374 $25,650 $373,024 Long Beach City Attorney (Elected) $353,328 $650 $0 $0 $10,600 $0 $364,578 $23,222 inc inc $387,800 San Diego City Attorney (Elected) $238,479 $9,600 City Paid $0 $248,079 $23,004 $271,083 San Francisco City Attorney (Elected) $316,758 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,385 $341,143 $4,463 $796 inc $346,402 Santa Monica City Attorney (Appointed) $380,004 $0 $0 $0 $2,280 $0 $382,284 $32,480 $1,800 $261 $416,825 Torrance City Attorney (Appointed) $255,058 $8,592 $0 $25,506 $1,275 $0 $290,431 $19,152 $67 $3 $309,654 Redondo
Beach City Attorney (Elected) $274,452 $4,500 $660 $32,934 $1,372 $0 $313,919 $25,800 inc inc $339,719 Median $297,904 Median $341,766 Median $356,158
% +/- Median -7.9% % +/- Median -8.1% -4.6%
Cash Supplements Insurance Benefits
% +/- Median
City Attorney Salary Survey
City Attorney Salary & Benefits Comparative Data (Transparent California) City Title
Oversees Civil
Matters &
Prosecution
Elected Base Pay Overtime
Pay Other Pay Benefits Pension Debt*
Total Pay
& Benefits
Long Beach City Attorney
(Civil) No Yes 344,389 216 56,560 67,376 26,892 495,433 San Diego City Attorney Yes Yes 232,630 - (4,526) 102,699 217,415 548,218 Torrance** City Attorney Yes No 229,668 - 56,501 41,131 - 327,300 Redondo
Beach*** City Attorney Yes Yes 274,452 - 64,960 54,950 105,079 499,441 Inglewood City Attorney Yes No 267,417 - 88,934 109,968 54,148 520,467 Culver City City Attorney Yes No 293,935 - 75,174 42,950 66,052 478,111 San
Francisco City Attorney No Yes 300,923 - - 72,697 - 373,620 Santa
Monica City Attorney Yes No 339,178 - 13,858 72,795 63,114 488,945 Data Source: Transparent California
*The Pension Debt column reflects a Transparent California calculation that prorates agencies’ pension debt payments across all employees, determined by that employee's percentage share of all retirement contributions by that agency for the year. **This table is based on the most recently available data for the City of Torrance on the Transparent California site (2022). ***Transparent California has not yet posted Redondo Beach’s 2023 numbers; however; the table reflects the numbers that the City submitted to Transparent California in April 2024. Because Pension Debt is a Transparent California calculation, this column for Redondo Beach reflects the 2022 value.
City Title Oversees
Civil Matters
&
Prosecution
Elected Annual Salary in 2024
Long Beach City
Attorney
(Civil)
No Yes $353,328
San Diego City
Attorney
Yes Yes $238,479*
Torrance City
Attorney
Yes No $255,058
Redondo Beach City
Attorney
Yes Yes $274,452
Inglewood City
Attorney
Yes No $280,798
Culver City City
Attorney
Yes No $315,009
San Francisco City
Attorney
No Yes $316,758
Santa Monica City
Attorney
Yes No $380,004
Median $297,904
*The San Diego City Charter ties its City Attorney salary to that of a CA Superior Court Judge