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C I T Y OF S A N L U I S O B I S P O
Elaina Cano, City Clerk
COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
Meeting Date
_January 3, 2012
Item Number
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Nominate and appoint a five member citizen committee, and three alternates, to serve on the
Council Compensation Committee.
DISCUSSION
Background
Charter Section 410 provides that compensation for the Mayor and Council shall be reviewed
biennially in even numbered years. The Council Policies and Procedures specifies that a five
member citizen committee be appointed by January 31 st of even numbered years and, further, that
committee recommendations be forwarded to the Council no later than May 1St. 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.
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 Council will review compensation for Planning Commission and Architectural Review
Commission members in conjunction with its periodic review of Council compensation as set
forth in the Council Policies and Procedures.
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Nomination and Appointment Process
Council members should be prepared to announce at the meeting a list of nominees who they would
like to nominate for consideration. At the Council meeting, the City Clerk will ask each Council
Member to announce aloud his/her list of nominees. The City Clerk will record the nominees on
the overhead projector. The Council will have an opportunity to discuss and receive public input on
those nominees, determine which nominees have the greatest Council support, consider their
willingness to serve, and to make appointments to the committee. If there is uncertainty regarding
any proposed appointee's willingness to serve, Council may direct the City Clerk to confirm
appointee availability and return to Council for final action on January 17, 2012.
In the past, Council has appointed alternates to serve in the event that a member is unavailable for a
committee meeting. Staff is recommending the selection of three alternates at this time, as well.
ALTERNATIVES
Council could direct staff to defer this process for 2012.
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