HomeMy WebLinkAbout1716 - ORDINANCES - 9/19/2007 ' ORDINANCE NO. 1716
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS 1.01.110, 2.04.020,
AND 2.04.021 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
MODIFYING COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL_
CHV AttorneV's summary
Section 304 of the City Charter provides that the City Council
establishes its salary by ordinance. City Councilmember
salaries were last adjusted in June, 2000- This ordinance
adjusts salary for members of the City Council to $2,433 per
month and the salary of the Mayor to $3,650 per month.
This ordinance also provides an adjustment every two years
following a Municipal Election based on median
compensation paid to council members of charter cities in
the Coachella Valley.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.01.110 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended by
' adding in alphabetical order the following definition of "Council Median."
"Council Median" means an amount equal to the median of salary paid to council
members of charter cities in the Coachella Valley as of January 1 of each year
immediately following a year in which a regular municipal election is conducted,
rounded to the nearest one dollar.
SECTION 2. Section 2.04.020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read:
2.04.020 Compensation of City Councilmembers.
Each member of the City Council shall receive a salary of two thousand four
hundred thirty-three dollars ($2,433.00) per month for each full month in office, or pro
rata portion thereof for a partial month in office. On January 1st of each year following a
municipal election, the salary shall be automatically adjusted to equal the Council
Median.
SECTION 3. Section 2.04.021 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read:
2.04.021 Compensation for Mayor
' The Mayor shall receive a salary of three thousand six hundred fifty dollars
($3,650.00) per month for each full month in office, or pro rata portion thereof for a
partial month in office. On January 1st of each year following a municipal election, the
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' salary shall be automatically adjusted to equal the Council Median plus fifty percent
(50%) of the Council Median.
SECTION 4. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this Ordinance, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which 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 6,
2007, General Municipal Election.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2007.
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 1716 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on June 27, 2007, re-introduced at a
regular meeting on September 5, 2007, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on September 19, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet, and
Mayor Oden.
NOES: Councilmember Mills.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
' AxMes Thompson, City Clerk
ity of Palm Springs, California