HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4a - Previous Professional Development Expenditures and Compensation Scenarios Council Compensation Committee
Agenda Report
For Agenda of: 12/9/2025
Item Number: 4a
Estimated Time: 90 Minutes
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENDITURES AND COMPENSATION SCENARIOS FOR CITY
COUNCIL AND CITY ADVISORY BODIES
RECOMMENDATION
1. Receive the requested information on previous average professional development
expenditures and compensation scenarios for City Council and Advisory Bod y
Members; and
2. Provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding Mayor, Council Member and
Advisory Body Member compensation.
DISCUSSION
At their November 13, 2025, meeting, the Committee asked staff to provide the
following information:
Previous Professional Development Expenditures
Average amount spent on events/local trainings over the last X years
Average amount of other expenses paid from professional development budget over
the last X years
Approximate cost of one professional conference out of the area including registration,
transportation, three nights in a hotel and per diem
Council
Member
Mayor
Events/Local Trainings $656 $1,060
Other Expenses $531 $1,300
Out-of-Area Professional
Conference
$1,850 $1,850
Total $3,037 $4,210
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Approximate expenses for additional service to the professional organizations (two
Cal Cities policy meetings per year)
Hotel $240
Rental Car and Gas $156
Meals $60.00
Total $456 x 2 = $912
CPI Increase for Professional Development
Amount if historical CPI increases were applied to the current professional
development
The CPI catch up from 2016, which was the last time the professional
development amount had been adjusted, is 35%. Using this percentage,
a Council Member’s annual professional development budget would
increase to $3,645 from $2,700 and Mayor’s annual professional
development budget would increase to $4,860 from $3,600.
The Committee may also recommend including professional development as a part of
the action to increase compensation by CPI as specified in Council Policies and
Procedures.
Council Compensation
Amount of compensation for hours worked using the 2024 average median income of
$56,554 for the X area
# of Hours Total Monthly Compensation
20 $2,175
25 $2,719
30 $3,262
35 $3,806
40 $4,350
Amount of compensation using CPI increase since 2024
The CPI increase since 2024 is 5.8%. Using this CPI percentage, the
compensation for Council Members would increase to $2453 from
$2319; the compensation for the Mayor would increase to $3092 from
$2923.
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Advisory Body Compensation
Total amounts for 80% and 100% of all Advisory Body Members being paid $25 per
meeting, up to $75 monthly.
Percentage Advisory Body
Members
Meetings Total
80% 75 74 $1,387
100% 92 74 $1,702
Total amount currently paid to Planning Commission and Architectural Review
Commission members is $6,628 annually
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City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Compensation Committee
Agenda Correspondence
DATE: December 10, 2025
TO: Council Compensation Committee
FROM: Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
Prepared by: Sara Armas, Deputy City Clerk
VIA: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT: Item #4a – INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AND COMPENSATION SCENARIOES
FOR CITY COUNCIL AND CITY ADVISORY BODIES
Staff received an additional request for information regarding applicant shortages for
regular-term seats on committees and commissions. Using the information from the
Council Agenda Reports regarding Annual Advisory Body Recruitment, staff has compiled
and organized the data in the attached spreadsheet (Attachment A).
ATTACHMENT
A - Vacant Positions after Annual Advisory Body Appointments (2017-2025)
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Year
# of total positions (both scheduled and
unscheduled)
# of vacant seats after annual
recruitment
2017 38 5
2018 29 4
2019 38 7
2020 30 9
2021 36 2
2022 31 7
2023 34 5
2024 21 1
2025 33 1
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