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Item # 16
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
December 5, 2023
TOPIC: Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading of 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; Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2019-034 and Setting Compensation for all City Boards and Commissions First reading at the November 21, 2023 City Council meeting and approved by a unanimous vote.
Published in the Orange County Reporter on November 27, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt an 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.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3053 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
2. Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2019-034 and setting the compensation for all City boards and commissions.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-034 AND
SETTING COMPENSATION FOR ALL CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions December 5, 2023
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DISCUSSION
At the November 21, 2023 meeting, the City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. NS-3053 to amend Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to provide that compensation for City boards and commissions be set by resolution of the City Council. The ordinance (Exhibit 1) is now being presented to the City Council at the December 5, 2023 meeting for a second reading; if adopted, the ordinance will become effective 30 days thereafter. In effect, the ordinance removes the compensation amounts from the Municipal Code and instead provides, in part, that “[c]ompensation for City boards and commissions shall be set by resolution of the City Council.” The attached resolution (Exhibit 2) provides that each member of a City board, commission, or committee will be compensated $100 per meeting, effective July 1, 2023. The table below shows a comparison between the existing compensation amounts and the proposed compensation amounts:
Board/Commission/Committee Name Existing
Compensation
Amount per
Meeting
Proposed
Compensation
Amount per
Meeting
Arts and Culture Commission $50 $100
Community Development and Housing Commission $50 $100 Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission $50 $100 Historic Resources Commission $50 $100
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission $50 $100 Personnel Board $50 $100
Planning Commission $50 $100
Police Oversight Commission $50 $100
Rental Housing Board $50 $100
Transactions and Use Tax Measure X Citizen Oversight
Committee
$0 $100
Youth Commission $50 $100
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
2. Resolution
Submitted By: Daniel Soto, Principal Management Analyst Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager