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Memo
To: Mayor Romero and Council Members
Via: Ken Hampian, CAO
From: Audrey Hooper, City Clerk
Date: November 7, 2005
Re: Council Compensation Committee
Council Policies and Procedures specifies that a five-member citizen committee be appointed by
January 31st of even numbered years to review Council compensation and requires that Committee
recommendations be forwarded to Council no later than May 1st. Additionally, as set forth in
Resolution No. 9189 (2001 Series), review of compensation for the Planning Commission and
Architectural Review Commission members should be held in conjunction with the periodic review of
Council compensation.
The first step in this process is for Council to appoint a Council Compensation Committee. Council
Policies and Procedures Section 2.6.1 establishes guidelines for the make-up of the committee, as
follows:
The committee membership shall have as broad a representation as possible,
including but not limited to, one previously elected official, one Personnel Board
member, and one citizen-at-large.
Policy Section 2.6.2 outlines the responsibilities of the Council Compensation Committee, as follows:
The committee shall review the full Council compensation package including salary,
benefits, expense reimbursement, professional development allowances and any
other compensation provided the City Council. Review should include, but shall not
be limited to: 1) compensation of Council and Mayors of cities of similar
population/budget size; 2) compensation practices of both Charter and General
Law cities; 3) Government Code provisions for General Law cities; and 4) Council
and Mayor responsibilities in San Luis Obispo at the time of the committee's review;
and, 5) any structural changes that may have occurred in municipal government
either as a result of State legislation or by actions of the local electorate that may
have added to or deducted from the duties and responsibilities of the Council
Members and/or Mayor.
Please provide me with the names of your nominees based on the above criteria no later than
December 15th. As in past practice, the City Clerk's office will recruit individuals using the following
criteria: 1) by calling first those qualified to serve who received more than one nomination, 2) by
contacting one nominee from each Council Member, and 3) by recruiting a member of the Personnel
Board.
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