ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2024-001
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA TO INCREASE THE MAYOR’S MONTHLY SALARY FROM $2,200 TO $2,220, RETROACTIVE TO DECEMBER 14, 2022, TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND CORRECT A CLERICAL ERROR IN ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2022-018 WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022, Council adopted Ordinance No. ORD-2022-018, increasing the salary of Council Members to $1480 per month and the salary of the Mayor to $2,200 per month.
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires that the Mayor’s salary must be set at 150% of Council Members’ salary, and under that formula, when Council Member salaries were increased to $1,480 per month, the Mayor’s salary should have been increased to $2,220 per month as described in the staff report and presentation rather than $2,200 per month as set forth in ORD-2022-018.
WHEREAS, as a result of the inadvertent clerical error in ORD-2-22-018, since December 14, 2022, the Mayor has been paid a salary that is $20 less per month than the amount required by the City Charter.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Council of the City of Santa Rosa finds and determines the foregoing recitals to be true and correct and hereby incorporates them into this ordinance.
Section 2. Effective as of December 14, 2022, the Mayor shall be compensated in the amount of $2,220 per calendar month.
Section 3. Environmental Determination. The Council finds that the adoption and implementation of this ordinance are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4) and (b)(5) in that it involves governmental fiscal activities and/or administrative activities that will not result in any potentially significant direct or indirect physical impacts on the environment.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid and/or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. ///
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Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect on the 31st day following its adoption. Notwithstanding the effective date of this ordinance, the salary increase set forth in this ordinance shall be effective as of December 14, 2022, and may be paid retroactively.
This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Santa Rosa on January 9, 2024.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of January, 2024.
AYES: (7) Mayor N. Rogers, Vice Mayor Stapp, Council Members Alvarez, Fleming, MacDonald, Okrepkie, C. Rogers
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (0)
ABSTAIN/RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Ord. No. ORD-2024-001