City Manager’s Office
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Item # 35
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 21, 2023
TOPIC: Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions
AGENDA TITLE
Ordinance Amending Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Provide that Compensation for City Boards and Commissions Shall be Set by Resolution of the City Council
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 2-325 the Santa Ana Municipal Code to provide that compensation for City Boards and Commissions shall be set by resolution of the City Council.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-325
OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE THAT
COMPENSATION FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SHALL BE
SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Some local governments, like the City of Santa Ana, have boards and commissions.
Boards and commissions are advisory groups that study specific policy areas and report to the City Council about the work they do when they meet together. This helps the City Council deliberate on common municipal issues that affect the city. The City has 10 boards/commissions/committees. To increase flexibility, respond to economic conditions, and centralize the compensation provisions relating to City boards and commissions into one single policy document, staff recommends that the Santa Ana Municipal Code be amended to provide for setting compensation for City Boards and Commissions by City Council resolution. Here is an overview of each.
Arts and Culture Commission
The Arts and Culture Commission advocates for arts education, cultural diversity, and
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other initiatives that further the growth and sustainability of the arts and culture in Santa Ana.
Community Development Commission
The Community Development Commission assists in soliciting resident participation related to community development initiatives, programs and uses of Housing and Urban Development funds throughout the City.
Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission
The Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission reviews and provides recommendations with regard to the removal, planting, replanting, or disposition of public trees.
Historic Resources Commission
The Historic Resources Commission provides recommendations regarding places of historical architectural significance in order to rehabilitate and preserve historic heritage.
Parks and Recreation Commission
The Parks and Recreation Commission advises in matters pertaining to the acquisition, capital improvements, rehabilitation, and maintenance of parks and recreational, cultural, zoo, and other facilities.
Personnel Board
The Personnel Board hears appeals related to the disciplinary suspension, demotion, or dismissal of any officer or employee having permanent status in the civil service.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission serves as an advisory body on matters related to zoning and the General Plan.
Police Oversight Commission
The Police Oversight Commission acts through the Independent Oversight Director to provide the Chief of Police, City Manager, and City Council independent investigations, analysis, and recommendations on police practices, police misconduct, officer-involved shootings, and other serious uses of force to improve transparency, increase accountability, and improve positive police-community relations.
Rental Housing Board
The Rental Housing Board conducts hearings on petitions, applications, and appeals of hearings determined by a hearing officer submitted by landlords or tenants, promulgates and implements policies and procedures for the administration and enforcement of the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, makes such studies, surveys, and investigations, conducts such hearings, and obtains such information as is necessary to carry out its powers and duties, and reviews and assesses yearly that Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions November 21, 2023
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sufficient number of staff are employed, including a program administrator, hearing officers, housing counselors, and legal staff, as may be necessary to perform its function efficiently in order to fulfill the purpose of Article XIX of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Youth Commission
The Youth Commission acts in an advisory capacity and recommends programs that stimulate a prosperous environment for the youth of Santa Ana.
Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee
On November 6, 2018, the voters of the City of Santa Ana approved Measure X (Santa Ana Neighborhood Safety, Homeless Prevention, and Essential City Services Enhancement Measure). Measure X is a regressive local sales tax measure that became effective April 1, 2019 and raises the City's sales tax by 1.5 percent for 10 years, until 2029, and reduces to 1 percent for an additional 10 years, until 2039.
Measure X requires that the City establish an oversight committee to review the revenues and expenditures associated with Measure X.
Unlike all other City boards and commissions, the resolution establishing the Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee provides that members do not receive compensation.
More information about City boards and commissions is available on our website:
www.santa-ana.org/boards-and-commissions.
Next Steps
For City Council consideration, staff has prepared an ordinance (Exhibit 1) amending the municipal code to provide that the compensation for City boards and commissions shall be set by City Council resolution. If approved, existing compensation amounts identified in Section 2-325 will be deleted and will instead be identified in a resolution to be considered by the City Council. In December 2023, staff intends to present to the City Council a resolution to set the new compensation amounts for City boards and commissions.
Notably, the cost of the change in compensation for City boards and commissions will be absorbed within existing departmental budgets.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance
Submitted By: Daniel Soto, Principal Management Analyst Approved By: Steven A. Mendoza, Acting City Manager