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Home My WebLink About2021-01-26; City Council; ; Annual City Council Compensation ReviewMeeting Date: Jan. 26, 2021 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Drew Cook, Senior Management Analyst drew.cook@carlsbadca.gov 442-303-3658 Judy von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director judy.vonkalinowski@carlsbadca.gov 760-473-4670 Subject: Annual City Council Compensation Review Districts: All Recommended Action Conduct annual review of City Council compensation and introduce an ordinance that either: •Adjusts City Council compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2020 (Exhibit 1) •Waives an adjustment to City Council compensation for 2021 (Exhibit 2). Executive Summary/Discussion On November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of Carlsbad approved Measure G. This measure, now Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code: •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 •Prohibits the council from enacting retroactive increases for years in which the City Council waived a compensation adjustment This item is being presented to the City Council to allow the City Council to review its compensation and discuss whether to make or waive a compensation adjustment for 2021. Staff have drafted ordinances for the council’s consideration for both options, one that would adjust City Council compensation by the percentage increase in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2020 (Exhibit 1) and a second that would waive an adjustment to City Council compensation for 2021 (Exhibit 2). The change in the November San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2020 was 1.6%. The November number is used because it is the most recent statistic available to effectuate changes for the following January. Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 1 of 6 Fiscal Analysis If the City Council were to adopt an ordinance adjusting City Council compensation to reflect changes in the San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index for 2020, the City Council members’ monthly compensation would increase from approximately $2,052 to approximately $2,090 and the mayor’s monthly compensation would increase from approximately $2,152 to approximately $2,190. (The mayor receives additional monthly compensation of $100 under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.04.020.) The full fiscal impact, considering benefits in addition to compensation, is approximately $2,400. There is sufficient funding in the remaining General Fund budget for fiscal year 2020-21 to absorb the proposed increase. Next Steps The city clerk will prepare the introduced ordinance for adoption at the next regular council meeting. Once adopted, the city clerk will publish the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days. The ordinance will be effective 30 days following its adoption. Environmental Evaluation (CEQA) This action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under 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 and therefore does not require environmental review. Public Notification Public notice of this item was posted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1.Ordinance increasing City Council compensation 2.Ordinance waiving an increase to City Council compensation Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 2 of 6 ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION BY THE AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 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 2020 was 1.6%; 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 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. The monthly compensation of City Council members is increased from $2,052.17 to $2,090.08 upon the effective date of this ordinance. 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. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 26th day of January, 2021, and thereafter /// Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 3 of 6 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2021, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: _________________________________ CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney _________________________ MATT HALL, Mayor _________________________ BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 4 of 6 ORDINANCE NO. CS-390 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, PERMANENTLY WAIVING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2021 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 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows: 1. The City Council permanently waives any adjustments to the compensation of City Council members for 2021. 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. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 26th day of January 2021, and thereafter HI HI Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 5 of 6 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 9th day of February 2021, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney MATT HALL, Mayor BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 26, 2021 Item #4 Page 6 of 6 City Council Compensation Review City Council Compensation •Measure G approved by voters in November 2020 •Requires ordinance to adjust City Council compensation or waive adjustment in January of each year •Increase not to exceed San Diego Regional Consumer Price Index (CPI) •Annual item in future years •CPI for 2020: 1.6% (November –last reported CPI)