HomeMy WebLinkAbout2067ORDINANCE NO. 2067
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA,, AMENDING SECTIONS 2.04.020 AND
2.04.021, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 2.04.022, OF
THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, MODIFYING
COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
City Attorneys Summary
Section 304 of the City Charter provides that the City Council
establishes its salary by ordinance. The City Council
ordinance adjusting salaries was last updated in 2007. This
ordinance provides an update to the compensation paid to
Councilmembers, including the Mayor, of the City of Palm
Springs.
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution Article, XI, section 5, the City of
Palm Springs has plenary power to provide for the compensation of the City's municipal
officers, including that of the City Councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said authority, the voters of the City of Palm Springs
have adopted Section 304 of the City of Palm Springs Charter, which provides that the
members of the City Council shall receive such compensation for their services as may
be established by ordinance and that the Mayor may receive compensation in addition
to any compensation received as a member of City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 304 of the City of Palm Springs City Charter, the
City Council desires to update the compensation of the City Council, including the
Mayor.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.04.020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"2.04.020 Compensation of City Councilmembers.
Each member of the City Council shall receive a salary of Three Thousand
Four Hundred and Sixty -Seven Dollars ($3,467) per month for each full
month in office, or pro rata portion thereof for a partial month in office."
SECTION 2. Section 2.04.021 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"2.04.021 Compensation for Mayor.
The mayor shall receive a salary Four Thousand One Hundred and Sixty
Dollars ($4,160) per month for each full month in office, or pro rata portion
thereof for a partial month in office."
SECTION 3. A new Section 2.04.022 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is
hereby added to read as follows:
"2.04.022 Annual Adjustments.
Prior to or as part of the annual budget adoption, the amounts set forth in
Sections 2.04.020 and 2.04.022 may be adjusted by an affirmative vote of
the City Council, without the need for an additional ordinance or ordinance
amendment."
SECTION 4. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance,
or the application thereof to any provision or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
adoption. However, pursuant to Palm Springs City Charter Section 304, the increase in
the members of the City Council and of the Mayor's compensation as provided herein
shall not take effect until after the City Council declares the result of the November 8,
2022 General Municipal Election.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022.
LISA MIDDLETON
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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BRENDA FREE
CITY CLERK
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, BRENDA FREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 2067 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on September 29, 2022 and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on October 17, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Kors, Mayor Pro Tern Garner and Mayor Middleton
NOES: Councilmember Woods
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Holstege
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this 17th day of October 2022.
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CITY CLERK
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