ORDINANCE NO. 2026-07-XXXX
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 December 2024; 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 November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election, from the amount of $482.04 to $530.24 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 $530.24 per month. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting reimbursements to the 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 8, 2026, following the general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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 Prior Ordinances Superseded.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becomes effective, all prior ordinances establishing levels of compensation for City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be superseded.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 28th day of July 2026.
TINA L. HANSEN MAYOR
ATTEST:
DARITZA PEREZ
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SIGNAL HILL ) I, JOY POST, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2026-07-XXXX was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill held on the 14th day of July 2026, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 28th day of July 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JOY POST
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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