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Home My WebLink About2025-01-14; City Council; 12; Annual Elected Officials’ Compensation ReviewCA Review JRT Meeting Date: Jan. 14, 2025 To: Mayor and City Council From: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager Staff Contact: Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director judy.vonkalinowski@carlsbadca.gov 760-473-4670 Silvano Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager silvano.rodriguez@carlsbadca.gov 760-705-6802 Subject: Annual Elected Officials’ Compensation Review Districts: All Recommended Action 1.Conduct the annual review of elected officials’ compensation; and, 2.Introduce an ordinance titled either: A.“An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, amending Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A), to adjust City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024” (Exhibit 1), or B.“An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, permanently waiving City Council compensation adjustments for 2025” (Exhibit 2), or C.Provide other direction as desired. 3.Introduce an ordinance titled either: A.“An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, amending Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.020(A), to adjust City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024” (Exhibit 3), or B.“An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, declining City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments for 2025” (Exhibit 4), or C.Provide other direction as desired. Executive Summary The City Council is being asked to consider whether to adjust City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 and to make the same determination for the compensation of the City Clerk and Treasurer, as required each year by the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 1 of 11 Explanation & Analysis The voters of the City of Carlsbad approved Measure G in 2020. This measure, now in Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 – Elected Officials, and Section 2.04.010(A) – Compensation– Mayor and City Council: • Prohibits City Council members’ compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index • Requires the City Council to either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year, • Prohibits the council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment The City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-435 on Oct. 18, 2022, to establish a mechanism for the City Council to review the salaries of the City Clerk and Treasurer each year at the same time that the City Council considers adjusting council members’ salaries. As it does with the City Council members’ salaries, the ordinance limits any adjustments to the City Clerk’s and City Treasurer’s salaries by an amount not to exceed the amount set by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index. The annual compensation for members of the City Council was last adjusted in February 2024, when it was increased by 4% for council members, from $27,170.16 annually, or $2,264.18 monthly, to $28,257.00 annually, or $2,354.75 monthly, and from $28,370.16 annually, or $2,364.18 monthly, to $29,457.00 annually, or $2,454.75 monthly, for the Mayor, who receives additional monthly compensation of $100 under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.04.010(B). The annual compensation for the City Clerk and City Treasurer was last adjusted in February 2024, when it was increased by 4%, from $13,700.28 annually, or $1,141.69 monthly, to $14,248.32 annually, or $1,187.36 monthly. This item is being presented to allow the City Council to review elected officials’ compensation and discuss whether to make or waive compensation adjustments for 2025. The change in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 was 2.6%. The November number is used because it is the most recent statistic available to effectuate changes for the following January. If the City Council were to adopt an ordinance adjusting elected officials’ compensation to reflect changes in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024: • The City Council members’ annual compensation would increase from $28,257.00 annually, or $2,354.75 monthly to $28,991.64 annually, or $2,415.97 monthly. • The Mayor’s annual compensation would increase from $29,457.00 annually, or $2,454.75 monthly to $30,191.64 annually, or $2,515.97 monthly. • The City Clerk and City Treasurer’s annual compensation would increase from $14,248.32 annually, or $1,187.36 monthly to $14,618.76 annually, or $1,218.23 monthly. Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 2 of 11 Fiscal Analysis The full fiscal impact for the increase in City Council compensation, including the impact to benefits, is approximately $4,200. The full fiscal impact for the increase in City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation, including the impact to benefits, is approximately $1,000. There is sufficient funding in the General Fund budget for fiscal year 2024-25 to absorb the proposed increase. Options Staff have drafted ordinances for the council’s consideration for all options: • Increase City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 (Exhibit 1) • Waive an adjustment to City Council members’ compensation for 2025 (Exhibit 2) • Increase City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 (Exhibit 3) • Decline an adjustment to City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation for 2025 (Exhibit 4). Next Steps The City Clerk’s Office will prepare the introduced ordinances for adoption at the next regular City Council meeting. Once adopted, the City Clerk will publish the ordinances or a summary of the ordinances in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days. The ordinances will be effective 30 days following their adoption. Environmental Evaluation The recommended action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Exhibits 1. Ordinance increasing City Council compensation 2. Ordinance waiving an increase to City Council compensation 3. Ordinance increasing City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation 4. Ordinance declining an increase to City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 3 of 11 Exhibit 1 ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.04, SECTION 2.04.010(A), TO ADJUST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS’ COMPENSATION BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 2024 WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad, California, approved Measure G, adopting Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, which prohibits City Council compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year, and prohibits the City Council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment; and WHEREAS, the increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 was 2.6%; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adjust the compensation of City Council members by the percentage increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the first sentence of Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) is amended to read: 2.04.010 Compensation–Mayor and city council. A. The monthly compensation of city council members is increased from $2,354.75 to $2,415.97. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 4 of 11 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the ______ day of __________, 2025, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: _________________________________ CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney _______________________________________ KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor _______________________________________ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 5 of 11 Exhibit 2 ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, PERMANENTLY WAIVING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2025 WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad, California, approved Measure G, adopting Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, which prohibits City Council compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to either make or waive a compensation adjustment in January of each year, and prohibits the City Council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to permanently waive any adjustment to the compensation of City Council members for 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 2. The City Council permanently waives any adjustments to the compensation of City Council members for 2025. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 6 of 11 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the ______ day of __________, 2025, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: _________________________________ CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney _______________________________________ KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor _______________________________________ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 7 of 11 Exhibit 3 ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.04, SECTION 2.04.020(A), TO ADJUST CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 2024 WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Ordinance No. CS-435, which prohibits City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to determine whether to approve City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments in January of each year, and prohibits the enactment of retroactive increases for years in which the City Council did not approve compensation adjustments; and WHEREAS, the increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 was 2.6%; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adjust the compensation of the City Clerk and City Treasurer by the percentage increase in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the first sentence of Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.020(A) is amended to read: 2.04.020 Compensation–City clerk and city treasurer. A. The compensation of the city clerk and city treasurer is increased from $1,187.36 to $1,218.23 per month, payable biweekly. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 8 of 11 of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the ______ day of __________, 2025, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: _________________________________ CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney _______________________________________ KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor _______________________________________ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 9 of 11 Exhibit 4 ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DECLINING CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2025 WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Ordinance No. CS-435, which prohibits City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index, requires the City Council to determine whether to approve City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments in January of each year, and prohibits the enactment of retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to decline an adjustment to the compensation of the City Clerk and City Treasurer for 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. The City Council declines adjustments to the compensation of the City Clerk and City Treasurer for 2025. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 10 of 11 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the ______ day of __________, 2025, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: _________________________________ CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney _______________________________________ KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor _______________________________________ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 14, 2025 Item #12 Page 11 of 11 Annual Elected Official Compensation Review Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director Silvano Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager January 14, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL 1 C cityof Carlsbad BACKGROUND 2 •Per Measure G, approved in 2020, the City Council is asked to consider whether to adjust or waive the City Council members’ compensation increase •Per Ordinance No. CS-435, adopted in Oct. 2022, the City Council is asked to review the salaries of the City Clerk and City Treasurer at the same time •Both of these adjustments may not exceed the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November 2024 •The San Diego CPI for November 2024 was 2.6% BACKGROUND 3 •The City Council’s, City Clerk’s, and City Treasurer’s compensation was adjusted by 4% in February 2024. The CPI for November 2023 was 5.2%. •The CPI for San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November 2023 was 5.2% •The adjustment was aligned with the increases unrepresented employees received in January 2024 in place of the November 2023 CPI at 5.2%. OPTIONS REGARDING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION 4 A.Introduce an ordinance to adjust City Council members’ compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 B.Introduce an ordinance permanently waiving City Council compensation adjustments for 2025 C.Provide other direction as desired OPTIONS REGARDING CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION 5 A.Introduce an ordinance to adjust City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2024 B.Introduce an ordinance declining City Clerk and City Treasurer compensation adjustments for 2025 C.Provide other direction as desired QUESTIONS? 6