HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-09; City Council; ; Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-390 – Annual City Council Compensation ReviewMeeting Date: Feb. 9, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager
faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 760-434-5989
Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-390 – Annual City Council Compensation
Review
District: All
Recommended Action
Adopt Ordinance No. CS-390 permanently waiving City Council compensation adjustments for
2021.
Executive Summary / Discussion
Ordinance No. CS-390 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held Jan. 26,
2021. On a motion by Council Member Acosta, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Blackburn, the City
Council voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance. The second reading allows the City Council to
adopt the ordinance, which will become effective thirty days after the adoption.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
Next Steps
The city clerk will have the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance, published in a newspaper
of general circulation within fifteen days following adoption of the ordinance.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
This action 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. Therefore, it does not require environmental review.
Public Notification and Outreach
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 scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1.Ordinance No. CS-390
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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
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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: Hall, Blackburn, Acosta, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
MATT HALL, Mayor
BARBARA ENGLESON, Cify. Clerk
(SEAL)
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