Elected Official
Salary Review
Human Resources Department
September 08, 2026
BACKGROUND
• Bi-Annual Process
• Recommendation from Budget and Finance
Commission
• City Charter Requires Completion 30 Days Before
Nomination Period
• Changes Codified in a City Ordinance
• Salaries are determined for four years at a time
2 CITY CLERK
• Last Reviewed and Adjusted in 2022
• Council adopted Ordinance of 2% per year over four
years
• Last Increase - April 1, 2026
• Receives Same Benefits as Management and
Confidential Group
3 CITY TREASURER
• Last Reviewed in 2022
• Last Actual Change in 2014
• Measure CT Approved by Voters Making it Part Time by
Charter
• Receives Same Benefits as Management and
Confidential Group
4 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
• Last Reviewed in 2022
• Changed from $927/mo to $1669/mo – First Adjustment
in 16 Years
• Last Increase - April 2023 for Districts 3 and 5
• Last Increase - April 2025 for Mayor and Districts 1, 2 & 4 • Receive Same Benefits as Management and
Confidential Group
• Plus 12% Deferred Compensation
5 SENATE BILL 329 - 2024
• The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
• (a) The compensation schedule for general law cities has not been adjusted since 1984, meaning that city council compensation has not kept pace with inflation.
• (b) Allowing cities to adjust their compensation for inflation since 1984 may help city councils become more diverse
because increased compensation can help individuals from across different income levels receive sufficient income from their service to help ensure that they can continue to serve the public and support their families.
6 SENATE BILL 329 - 2024
• The salary of council members may be increased beyond the amount provided in this subdivision by an ordinance or by an amendment to an ordinance, but the amount of the
increase shall not exceed the greater of either of the following:
• (A) An amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment is enacted.
• (B) An amount equal to inflation since January 1, 2024, based upon the California Consumer Price Index, which shall not exceed 10 percent for each calendar year.
7 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION
Discussed on August 13 and August 27, 2026
Recommendation:
• The City Clerk position be increased, from the current salary, by the same rate and at the same time as merit
increases are provided for other City staff
• No recommended changes to the Mayor, City
Councilmembers, or the City Treasurer.
8 RECOMMENDATIONS
Provide direction regarding any proposed salary changes to be brought back as an ordinance for first reading at the September 15 City Council meeting.
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