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Attachment A- B&C Staffing Cost Snapshot

Santa Monica City Council
January 13, 2026

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Attachment A- B&C Staffing Cost Snapshot
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January 13, 2026
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Attachment A
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City of Santa Monica Boards, Commissions and Task Forces Snapshot:

Staff time and Estimated Costs
Boards and Commissions: Advisory
Board/Commission Department Staffing/Attend Meetings % Staff Time
Meetings/
Year
Avg Hours/
Meeting
Total Staff
Hours/Year
Total Staff
Cost/Year
Airport Commission Public Works - Staff Assist. III 7.3% 11 2 650 $67,270 - Facilities Asset & Airport Mgr 15.5%
- COO/Airport Director 3.5%
- Public Works Director 1.5%
- Deputy City Attorney IV 3.5%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.31 FTE
Arts Commission Recreation and Arts - Staff Assist. III 3.2% 12 3 284 $22,295 - Cultural Affairs Manager 4.1%
- Allison Ostrovsky 3.2%
- Cultural Affairs Supervisor 3.2%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.14 FTE
Audit Subcommittee Finance - Secretary/Dir of Rec & Elect 1.2% 4 3 82 $8,897 - Executive Admin Asst 0.7%
- Pr Admin Analyst 0.7%
- Deputy City Attorney IV 1.3%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.04 FTE
Clean Beaches &
Ocean
Public Works - Asst Dir Rec & Elect 0.8% 4 2 124 $12,997 - Pr Engineer 5.2%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.6 FTE
Commission on
Sustainability,
Environmental Justice,
and the Environment
City Manager’s
Office
- Project Support Asst 2.7% 10 3 160 $13,863
- Chief Sustainability Officer 5%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.8 FTE
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Boards and Commissions: Advisory
Board/Commission Department Staffing/Attend Meetings % Staff Time
Meetings/
Year
Avg Hours/
Meeting
Total Staff
Hours/Year
Total Staff
Cost/Year
Disabilities
Commission
Housing & Human
Services
- Staff Assistant III 9.2% 12 3 202 $10,227
- Sr. Homelessness Prev
Analyst

0.3%
- Human Serv Manager 0.3%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.10 FTE
Housing Commission Housing & Human
Services
- Staff Assistant III 9.8% 12 3 264 $16,367
- Housing Manager 2.9%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.13 FTE
Human Services
Commission
Housing & Human
Services
- Staff Assistant III 4% 5 2 119 $7,521
- Human Services Manager 0.6%
- Sr Analyst 0.6%
- Homeless & Intervention Mgr 0.6%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.6 FTE
Measure GS
Resident Oversight
Committee
Housing & Human
Services
- Staff Assistant III 10% 12 3 312 $20,888
- Housing Manager 5%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.15 FTE
Public Safety Reform
and Oversight
Commission
City Manager’s Office - Equity & Inclusion Manager 17% 20 3 520 $64,512 - Asst City Attorney 8%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.25 FTE
Recreation and
Parks Commission
Recreation & Arts - Staff Assistant III 4% 12 3 258 $24,140 - Community Rec Manager 4%
- Recreation & Arts Director 4%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.12 FTE
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Boards and Commissions: Advisory
Board/Commission Department Staffing/Attend Meetings % Staff Time
Meetings/
Year
Avg Hours/
Meeting
Total Staff
Hours/Year
Total Staff
Cost/Year
Santa Monica Library
Board
Library - Executive Admin Asst 10% 12 2 357 $29,197
- Library Director 7%
- Pr Admin Analyst 0.2%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.17 FTE
Transient Occupancy
Tax Advisory
Finance - Secretary/Deputy City Clerk 0.8% 2 3 69 $7,085 - Executive Admin Asst 0.8%
- Pr Admin Analyst 0.4%
- Finance Director 0.8%
- Deputy City Attorney IV 0.9%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.03 FTE
Transit Security
Advisory Committee
Transportation - Staff Assistant III 1.4% 4 2 76 $6,190 - Transit Safety and Training
Mgr

2.3%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.04 FTE
Task Forces: Advisory
Task Force Department Staffing/Attend Meetings % Staff
Time
Meetings/
Year
Avg Hours/
Meeting
Total Staff
Hours/Year
Total Staff
Cost/Year
Urban Forest
Task Force
Public Works - Staff Assistant III 3% 6 2 173 $11,519
- Public Landscape Manager 1.8%
- Urban Forest Coordinator 1.8%
- Urban Forest Supervisor 1.8%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.08 FTE
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Boards and Commissions: Regulatory/Quasi-Judicial
Board/Commission Department Staffing/Attend Meetings % Staff Time
Meetings/
Year
Avg Hours/
Meeting
Total Staff
Hours/Year
Total Staff
Cost/Year
Architectural Review
Board
Community
Development
- Staff Assist. III 5% 12 2 376 $30,481
- Sr Planner 2%
- Design/Historic Preservation Planner 11%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.18 FTE
Building and Fire-Life
Safety Commission
Community
Development
- Staff Assist. III 4.6% 4 2 202 $17,302
- Sr Admin Analyst 0.2%
- Fire Marshall 1%
- Building/Safety Build Officer 1.4%
- Deputy City Attorney IV 1.3%
- Asst Building Official 0.4%
- Inspection Supervisor 0.4%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.1 FTE
Landmarks
Commission
Community
Development
- Staff Assistant III 40% 12 3 2,880 $255,089
- Design/Historic Prsv Planner 50%
- Sr Planner 23%
- Planning Manager 11%
- Deputy City Attorney IV 14%
Total staff time equivalent: 1.38 FTE
Personnel Board Human
Resources
- Executive Admin. Asst 6.4% 12 1 268 $10,909
- HR Director 1.2%
- Deputy Attorney IV 5.4%
Total staff time equivalent: 0.13 FTE
Planning
Commission*
Community
Development
- Staff Assistant III 35% 24 4 824
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$51,431 - Planning Manager -----
- City Attorney -----
*Due to the nature of the work of the Planning Commission, and it being deeply integrated and overlapping into the day-to-day responsibilities of staff in the Planning Department, it was difficult to provide a more accurate estimated time.

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