City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 1/2/2024 Page 1
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COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor
Rob Newsom Jr., Deputy Mayor
Rich Hedges
Amourence Lee
Adam Loraine
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
January 2, 2024
City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Diaz Nash, Deputy Mayor Newsom, Council Members: Hedges, Lee, and Loraine Council Member Amourence Lee will be participating remotely from the following location:
Fracc. 1 Lt 1, 40880 Barra de Potosi, Gro. Mexico
AB 2449 Requests and Considerations for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances – there were no requests.
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session to consider:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6) City designated representatives: Shawnna Maltbie, Karen Huang, Stacey Cue and Yumi Maeda.
Employee Organization: Police Officers’ Association
STUDY SESSION
2. Charter Amendments and Council Compensation - Study Session City Attorney Prasanna Rasiah provided a presentation with direction sought on 1) how the Mayor is chosen; 2) Board and Commission member selection, compensation and other revisions; and 3) Council member compensation. Rasiah clarified that a Council compensation change could not be implemented until the conclusion of a future council member election. Council asked questions of staff. Public Comment – there were no speakers.
With consensus, Council provided input to support proposed language addressing mayoral rotation and to adjust Council compensation to $1,000 per month. It was noted this will be brought forward for formal action at a future date.
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor Patrice Olds, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: CEA9CE20-1842-4987-BD78-86E8CD22AE6A