and instructions to voter, including a sample ballot identical in form to the official ballot but identified as a sample ballot, a return identification envelope with prepaid postage thereon addressed to the City Clerk for the return of voted official ballots, and a copy of Resolution No. 4004.
(c) The official ballot to be mailed by the City Clerk to each landownervoter shall have printed or typed thereon the name of the landowner-voter and the number of votes to be voted by the landowner-voter and shall have appended to it a certification to be signed by the person voting the official ballot which shall certify that the person signing the certification is the person who voted the official ballot, and if the landownervoter is other than a natural person, that he or she is an officer of or other person affiliated with the landowner-voter entitled to vote such official ballot, that he or she has been authorized to vote such official ballot on behalf of the landowner-voter, that in voting such official ballot it was his or her intent, as well as the intent of the landowner-voter, to vote all votes to which the landowner-voter is entitled based on its land ownership on the proposition set forth in the official ballot as marked thereon in the voting square opposite such proposition, and further certifying as to the acreage of the landowner-voter's land ownership within the District.
(d) The return identification envelope delivered by the City Clerk to each landowner-voter shall have printed or typed thereon the following: the name of the landowner, the address of the landowner, a declaration under penalty of perjury stating that the voter is the landowner or the authorized representative of the landowner entitled to vote the enclosed ballot and is the person whose name appears on the identification envelope, the printed name and signature of the voter, the address of the voter, the date of signing and place of execution of said declaration and a notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the City Clerk. (e) The information-to-voter form to be mailed by the City Clerk to the landowner-voters shall inform them that the official ballots shall be returned to the City Clerk properly voted as provided thereon and with the certification appended thereto properly completed and signed in the sealed return identification envelope with the certification thereon completed and signed and all other information to be inserted thereon properly inserted by 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the date of the election. (f) Upon receipt of the return identification envelopes, which are returned prior to the voting deadline on the date of the election, the City Clerk shall canvass the votes cast in the election and shall file a statement with the City Council as to the results of such canvass and the election on the proposition set forth in the official ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6
th day of February 2024 by the following
vote:
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AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Phil Ayala, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
BEST BEST & KREIGER:
Craig Hayes, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4006 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 6 th day of February
2024.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 6
th day of February 2024.
________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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EXHIBIT “A”
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CITY OF SAN JACINTO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
February 6, 2024
To vote, mark a cross (+ or X) in the voting square after the word "YES" or after the word "NO." All marks otherwise made are forbidden. All distinguishing marks are forbidden and make the ballot void.
If you wrongly mark, tear, or deface this ballot, return it to the City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto and obtain another.
PROPOSITION A: Shall Proposition A
authorizing the annual levy of special taxes on
taxable property in the territory proposed to be
annexed to San Jacinto Community Facilities
District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of
California, to pay the costs of services to be
provided for (a) the maintenance of landscaped
areas, parkways and medians improvements
throughout the District and public rights-of-way,
including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing,
irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems,
graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water,
electric current or energy, gas, or other
illuminating agent for the operation of any
improvement within the District; and (b) the
maintenance and servicing of streetlights, traffic
signals and appurtenant facilities, including, but
not limited to furnishing of electric current,
materials, contracted services, and the
necessary maintenance, replacement, and
repair required to keep the improvements in
operational and satisfactory condition; and (c)
any other services authorized under the MelloRoos Community Facilities Act of 1982, and to pay costs associated with the determination of
the amount of and the levy and collection of the
special taxes at the special tax rates as set forth
in Exhibit “C” to Resolution No. 4004 be
approved?
Y
YES
N
NO
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 4007
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1 ON THE
PROPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL
TAXES WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE
ANNEXED TO SAID COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
TO PAY THE COSTS OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO BE
PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT,
DETERMINING THAT THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO
BE ANNEXED IS ADDED TO AND PART OF SAID
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT WITH FULL LEGAL
EFFECT, AND ORDERING THE RECORDING OF A MAP
OF THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT INCLUDING THE TERRITORY
ANNEXED THERETO (ANNEXATION NO. 9 TO CFD 2020-
1 (TAX ZONE NO. 10))
WHEREAS, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has heretofore conducted proceedings for the annexation of approximately
9.45 acres of land to San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California (the “District”) including conducting a public hearing pursuant to Section 53339.5 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing, the City Council adopted a resolution calling a special election for February 6, 2024, and submitting to the qualified electors of the territory to be annexed to the District the question of levying special taxes within that territory to pay the costs of (a) the maintenance of landscaped areas, parkways and medians improvements throughout the District and public rights-ofway, including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing, irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems, graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water, electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for the operation of any improvement within the District; and (b) the maintenance and servicing of street lights, traffic signals and appurtenance facilities, including, but not limited to, furnishing of electric current, materials, contracted services, and the necessary maintenance, replacement, and repair required to keep the improvements in operational and satisfactory condition; and
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(c) any other services authorized under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982; and the costs associated with the determination of the amount of and levy and collection of special taxes which will be levied to provide the services and costs otherwise incurred in order to carry out the authorized purposes of the District (the "Election Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received a statement from the City Clerk (the "City Clerk"), who pursuant to the Election Resolution was authorized to conduct such special election and act as the election official therefor, with respect to the canvass of the ballots returned in and the results of said special election, certifying that at least two-thirds of the votes cast upon the proposition submitted to the qualified electors in said special election were in favor of such proposition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this resolution.
Section 2. Findings. The City Council finds that: (i) there are no registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed to the District (the "Territory") at the time of the close of the public hearing on February 6, 2024, and pursuant to Section 53326 of the Government Code, the vote in said special election was, therefore, to be by the landowners owning land within the Territory, with each landowner having one vote for each acre or portion thereof of land that he or she owned within the Territory; (ii) pursuant to said Section 53326 and the Election Resolution, the City Clerk caused to be delivered an official ballot for the special election to the owner of the land within the Territory, with return postage prepaid; (iii) said special election has been properly conducted in accordance with all statutory requirements and the provisions of the Election Resolution; (iv) pursuant to said Section 53326, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, the owner of all the land within the Territory, was entitled to ten (10) votes; (v) said landowner returned its ballot to the City Clerk prior to the time set by the City Clerk for the close of the election on February 6, 2024; (vi) the ballot returned to the City Clerk by said landowner voted all votes of said landowner in favor of the proposition set forth therein; (vii) at least two-thirds of the votes cast in such special election on said proposition were in favor thereof, and pursuant to Sections 53328 and 53329 of the Government Code, said proposition carried; (ix) pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code, the City Council is authorized to determine that the Territory to be annexed has been added to and become a part of the District with full legal effect; and (x) the City Council is also authorized, pursuant to said Section 53339.8, to annually levy special taxes within the Territory to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the District.
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Section 3. Declaration of Results. At least two-thirds of the votes voted in the special election on the proposition of the annual levy of special taxes within the Territory to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the District were voted in favor thereof, and such proposition carried.
Section 4. Annexation. The Territory is annexed and added to and is a part of the District with full legal effect, and the City Council shall annually levy special taxes within the Territory at the rates as specified in Resolution No. 4004 adopted by the City Council on December 19, 2023, to pay costs of certain services to be provided by the District. The boundaries of the Territory are shown on the map entitled, “Annexation Map No. 9, Community Facilities District No. 2020-1 (Tax Zone No. 10) of the City of San Jacinto, County of Riverside, State of California,” which was recorded on December 29, 2023, in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Riverside as Document No. 2023-0386464.
Section 5. Notice. Pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code and Section 3117.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Clerk shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder of the County of Riverside an amendment of the notice of special tax lien and a map of the amended boundaries of the District including the Territory.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6
th day of February 2024 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Phil Ayala, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
BEST BEST & KREIGER:
Craig Hayes, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4007 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 6 th
day of February 2024.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 6
th day of February 2024.
________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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ORDINANCE NO. 24-01
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL
TAXES IN A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT,
INCLUDING CERTAIN ANNEXATION TERRITORY
IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NO. 9 (TAX ZONE NO. 10),
INTO SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
NO. 2020-1
A. Recital
WHEREAS, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has established San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California (the “District”) for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property; and
WHEREAS, the rate and method of apportionment of special tax for the District is set forth in Exhibit “C” to the City Council Resolution No. 4004, which was adopted on December 19, 2023; and
WHEREAS the City has conducted proceedings to annex territory into the District and, with respect to the proceedings, following an election of the qualified electors in the territory proposed for the annexation (the “Annexation Territory”), the City Council, on February 6, 2024, adopted a Resolution which declared the results of the special election and determined that the territory proposed to be annexed is added to and part of the District.
B. Ordinance
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. By the passage of this Ordinance, the City Council hereby authorizes and levies the special tax within the District, including the Annexation Territory, pursuant to the Community Facilities District Law, at the rate and in accordance with the rate and method of apportionment of special tax set forth in Resolution No. 4004, which rate and method is by this reference incorporated herein.
The special tax has previously been levied in the original territory of the District beginning in Fiscal Year 2020 pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-08 passed and adopted by the City Council on July 7, 2020, and the special tax is hereby levied commencing in Fiscal Year 2023/24 in the District, including the Annexation Territory identified as Annexation No. 9 (Tax Zone No. 10), and in each fiscal year thereafter to pay for the services for the District and the costs of administering the District.
Section 3. The City Manager of the City or designee or employee or consultant of the City is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year to determine the specific special tax to be levied for the next ensuing fiscal year for each parcel of real property within the District, including the Annexation Territory, in the manner and as provided in Resolution No. 4004.
Section 4. Exemptions from the levy of the special tax shall be as provided in Resolution No. 4004 and the applicable provisions of the Community Facilities District Law. In no event shall the special tax be levied on any parcel within the District in excess of the maximum special tax specified in Resolution No. 4004.
Section 5. All of the collections of the special tax shall be used as provided in the Community Facilities District Law and in Resolution No. 4004, including, but not limited to, the payment of the costs of the services, the payment of the costs of the City in administering the District, and the costs of collecting and administering the special tax.
Section 6. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall have the same lien priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes; provided, however, that the District may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet its financial obligations. The City Manager of the City, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the auditor/tax collector of the County of Riverside in order to effect proper billing and collection of the special tax, so that the special tax shall be included on the secured property tax roll of the County of Riverside for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and for each fiscal year thereafter until no longer required to pay for the Services or until otherwise terminated by the City.
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Section 7. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, or if the special tax is found inapplicable to any particular parcel within the District, including the Annexation Territory, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance and the application of the special tax to the remaining parcels within the District, including the Annexation Territory, shall not be affected.
Section 8. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same, or a summary of it, to be published immediately after its passage at least once in a newspaper of general circulation for the City.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from the date of final passage.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto held on February 6, 2024.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 20th day of February 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Phil Ayala, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
BEST BEST & KREIGER:
Craig Hayes, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 24-01 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 20th day of February 2024.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 20th day of February 2024. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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Packet Pg. 205 Attachment: CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 9 - Ordinance No. 24-01 (CFD 2020-1 Annex 9 Public Hearing - Soboba Crossroads) February 6, 2024
TO: City Council
REQUESTED BY: Craig Hayes,
APPROVED BY: Robert A. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 24-02 An Ordinance Increasing City Council Compensation (SB 329)
RECOMMENDATION:
The City of San Jacinto (“City”) staff recommends that the City Council conduct a first reading, by title only, of Ordinance No. 24-02 increasing City Council compensation pursuant to Senate Bill 329:
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN JACINTO AMENDING SAN JACINTO
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.04.020 REGARDING
CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
BACKGROUND:
In June 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 329 (“SB 329”) into law, which amends California Government Code Section 36516 regarding city council compensation.
SB 329 increases base compensation for city council members in general law cities. Existing law authorizes a city council to enact an ordinance to set city council salaries based on the population of the city. The former compensation schedule was set in 1984 and has not been adjusted in almost 40 years.
The purpose of SB 329 is to allow cities to adjust council member compensation to account for inflation and to support diversity in city councils because increased compensation can help individuals from across different income levels receive sufficient income for their service.
Under existing law, city councils can enact ordinances to provide salaries to council members based on the population of the city. SB 329 increases the maximum salaries that can be approved by city ordinance, based on the population of the city. The new salary limits are as follows:
• Up to $950 per month for cities up to and including 35,000 in population. • Up to $1,275 per month for cities over 35,000 up to and including 50,000 in population. • Up to $1,600 per month for cities over 50,000 up to and including 75,000 in population. • Up to $1,900 per month for cities over 75,000 up to and including 150,000 in population. • Up to $2,550 per month for cities over 150,000 up to and including 250,000 in population.
• Up to $3,200 per month for cities over 250,000 in population In 2007, pursuant to Ordinance No. 07-02, the City Council set the monthly salary for each
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Councilmember at $375.00.
DISCUSSION:
City Council Salary Based on Government Code Section 36516 as Amended by SB 329 San Jacinto Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 sets the San Jacinto City Council salary for each member at $375.00 per month. This salary was established by Ordinance No. 07-02 in 2007, and there has not been an increase or adjustment in the last seventeen years.
California Government Code Section 36516 provides a method by which salaries for members of a city council of a city are established and increased. Pursuant to Section 36516, city councilmember compensation is initially based on a city’s population, as determined by the census data or from estimates for the Department of Finance.
As noted above, SB 329 increases the city council compensation based on a city’s population.
For example, for cities with populations between 50,000 and 75,000, including the San Jacinto, the previous salary was $500. As a result of SB 329, the updated city council salary for this population range is now $1,600.
According to data from the 2020 census and the California Department of Finance, San Jacinto has an approximate population of 53,898. Therefore, the City Council salary could be raised up to $1,600 under the new law.
The proposed Ordinance would amend San Jacinto Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 titled “Compensation.” Section 2.04.020 would be amended to state that following the November 2024 election, City Council salary will be set at $1,600 per month.
Findings in Support of City Council Salary Increase under SB 329 There are several reasons that support higher salaries for city councilmembers in San Jacinto.
Higher pay can help remove financial barriers that may prevent individuals from running for office. This can make council positions more accessible to a wider range of people, including those from lower-income backgrounds, promoting greater socioeconomic diversity among elected representatives.
Offering higher pay can also attract more qualified individuals to run for city council positions.
This can potentially increase the talent pool and diversity of candidates, leading to better decision-making governance.
A higher salary can incentivize councilmembers to dedicate more time and effort to their roles.
This can enable them to devote additional hours to understanding complex issues, researching policies, and engaging with constituents, thereby enhancing the quality of their work.
A higher salary can also help retain experienced councilmembers who might otherwise leave for higher-paying opportunities elsewhere. Continuity and intuitional knowledge can benefit the city
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by enabling councilmembers to build expertise, establish relationships, and effectively address long-term challenges.
Increasing compensation recognizes and compensates city councilmembers for their substantial workload. Serving on the city council requires significant time and effort. Councilmembers are responsible for attending meetings, conducting research, engaging with constituents, and making important decisions that directly impact the community.
In San Jacinto, the City Council’s last compensation increase went into effect in 2007, so it would be appropriate to increase compensation due to inflation and cost of living increases that have occurred over the last seventeen years.
Compensation Increase Would Occur After the 2024 Election The compensation increase would only take effect when at least one member of the City Council commences a new term of office. (Gov. Code, § 36516.5; see also 54 Cal. Ops. Atty. Gen. 112 (1971).)
Therefore, the new salary for each City Councilmember would go into effect beginning on the date on which a City Councilmember is sworn into office after the general municipal election held in November 2024.
Future Salary Increases
SB 329 also updated city council options for future salary increases. Future increases, not automatically, but by amendment to this Ordinance, can rise to the greater of either:
1. Five percent (5%) for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment is enacted; or
2. 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.
This second option, which is tied to inflation, was added by SB 329 to allow for greater increases when inflation is high.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Set an alternative salary amount.
2. Decline to act on this item.
3. Continue this item and provide staff with direction.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
City Councilmember compensation would be increased under this Ordinance from $375.00 to $1,600.00 per month. This increase represents an additional $1225.00 per Council member per month, totaling an additional general fund expense of $73,500 per year for salary increases for
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all City Councilmembers.
ATTACHMENT:
• Ordinance No. 24-02
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 24-02 - Elected Officials Compensation
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Ordinance No. 24-02
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ORDINANCE NO. 24-02
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO AMENDING SAN JACINTO MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 2.04.020 REGARDING CITY COUNCIL
COMPENSATION
WHEREAS, in June 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 329 (“SB 329”), which amends California Government Code Section 36516 to update city council compensation schedules to account for inflation. The previous compensation schedules, which are based on population, had not been adjusted since 1984; and WHEREAS, the legislative intent of SB 329 is to 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; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 36516 provides a method by which salaries for members of a city council are established based on city population; and WHEREAS, according to the last preceding federal census in 2020 and the California Department of Finance, the City of San Jacinto has an estimated population of 53,898; and
WHEREAS, under SB 329, city council salaries in cities with populations between 50,000 and 75,000 can be up to and including $1,600 per month; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 07-02 adopted in 2007, San Jacinto City Councilmembers currently receive $375.00 per month in salary; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto makes the following findings in support of raising City Council salaries to $1,600, as allowed by SB 329:
i. Higher pay can help remove financial barriers that may prevent individuals from running for office. This can make council positions more accessible to a wider range of people, including those from lower-income backgrounds, promoting greater socioeconomic diversity among elected representatives.
ii. Offering higher pay can attract more qualified individuals to run for city council positions. This can potentially increase the talent pool and diversity of candidates, leading to better decision-making governance.
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vi. The City Council’s last compensation increase went into effect in 2007, so it would be appropriate to again increase compensation to account for cost-of-living increases and inflation over the last seventeen years; and vii. Increasing the City Council salary would make salaries more commensurate with salaries in other surrounding cities (general law and charter) and other general law cities with similar population sizes.
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516.5 provides that a change in salary for each city council member does not take effect until one or more members of the city council begins a new term of office; and
WHEREAS, the new salary for each City Councilmember would go into effect beginning on the date on which a City Councilmember is sworn into office after the general municipal election held in November 2024.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference as findings in support of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Amendment to Municipal Code. Section 2.04.020 Compensation of Chapter 2.04 City Council of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“2.04.020 Compensation.
Each member of the city council shall receive a salary of one thousand six hundred dollars ($1600.00) per month.”
SECTION 3. Operative Date. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36516.5, this Ordinance shall become operative only on and after the date upon which one or more members of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto become eligible for
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On the operative date, the salary set forth in Ordinance No. 07-02, is hereby, replaced by the salary set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Reimbursement. The salaries prescribed by this Ordinance are exclusive of any other amount payable to a city councilmember as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her official duties.
SECTION 5. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7. Publication. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage at least once, in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of San Jacinto, California.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance takes effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 20th day of February, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Phil Ayala, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Craig Hayes, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 24-02 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 20th day of February 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 20th day of February, 2024. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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