ORDINANCE NO. 2021- 06- 1522
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING
COMPENSATION FOR CITY CLERK AND CITY
TREASURER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36517 authorizes the City Council to increase the salary of the City Clerk and City Treasurer by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the compensation levels for City Clerk and City Treasurer were last adjusted in 2020; and
WHEREAS, State law provides that the amount of the increase shall not exceed an amount equal to 5% for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance is enacted; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adjust the compensation levels for City Clerk and City Treasurer effective after certification of the 2022 General Municipal Election, from the amount of $421. 20 to $438.22 per month, as permitted by Government Code Section 36516.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL
HILL HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Compensation. The compensation for City Clerk and City Treasurer while serving in office shall be $ 438. 22 per month. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting reimbursements to City Clerk or City Treasurer for actual and reasonable expenses incurred while serving in their official capacity, as provided by separate ordinance or resolution of the Council.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty ( 30) days after the date of its adoption; however, the new compensation level for City Clerk and City Treasurer shall become effective as of December 13, 2022, following the general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
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Section 3. Prior Ordinances Superseded. Upon the date the new compensation level for Council Members becomes effective, all prior ordinances establishing levels of compensation for City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be superseded.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portions thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. Certification and Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill and shall cause a summary of this ordinance to be published in accordance with Government Code Section 36933, in a newspaper of general circulation which is hereby designated for that purpose, and this ordinance shall take effect thirty ( 30) days after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 13th day of July, 2021.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL )
I, CARMEN R. BROOKS, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2021- 06- 1522 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill held on the 22" d
day of June, 2021, and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 13th day of July, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: MAYOR EDWARD H. J. WILSON, VICE MAYOR KEIR
JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS TINA L. HANSEN,
LORI Y. WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT D. COPELAND
ABSTAIN: NONE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL )
I, CARMEN R. BROOKS, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, do hereby certify that this document is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2021- 06- 1522 was introduced at a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, and that it has been published and posted pursuant to G. C. 36933, G. C. 40806, and SHMC 1. 08. 010.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of July 2021.
MIDT FT. BROOKS
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City of Signal Hill, California