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EXCERPT FROM CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE How Salaries are Determine for General Law Cities
36516. (a) A city council may enact an ordinance providing that
each member of the city council shall receive a salary, the amount of
which shall be determined by the following schedule:
(1) In cities up to and including 35,000 in population, up to and
including three hundred dollars ($300) per month;
(2) In cities over 35,000 up to and including 50,000 in
population, up to and including four hundred dollars ($400) per
month;
(3) In cities over 50,000 up to and including 75,000 in
population, up to and including five hundred dollars ($500) per
month.
(4) In cities over 75,000 up to and including 150,000 in
population, up to and including six hundred dollars ($600) per month.
(5) In cities over 150,000 up to and including 250,000 in
population, up to and including eight hundred dollars ($800) per
month.
(6) In cities over 250,000 population, up to and including one
thousand dollars ($1,000) per month.
For the purposes of this section the population shall be
determined by the last preceding federal census, or a subsequent
census, or estimate validated by the Department of Finance.