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C I T Y O F S A N L U I S O B I S P O
FROM :Mayor Dave Romero
Prepared by :Audrey Hoopeald "
SUBJECT :APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2008 COUNCIL COMPENSATIO N
COMMITTE E
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint the following persons to the Council Compensation Committee, effective immediatel y
and sunsetting upon presentation of its recommendations to the City Council, and direct them to :
a) review the full Council compensation package and make recommendations to the City Counci l
no later than May 1, 2008, and b) review compensation for Planning Commission an d
Architectural Review Commission members in conjunction with its review of Counci l
compensation .
Members :
John Ewan
Louise Matheny
Amy Karde l
Steve Mathi s
Orval Osborne
Alternates :
Ken Schwartz
Rebecca Elli s
Pierre Rademaker
Former Elected Officia l
Personnel Board Member
Citizen-at-Larg e
Citizen-at-Larg e
Citizen-at-Larg e
Former Elected Official
Personnel Board Member
Citizen-at-Larg e
DISCUSSIO N
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 3 1 St of even numbered years and, further, that
committee recommendations be forwarded to the Council no later than May 1 St .Council Policie s
and Procedures Section 2 .6 .1 establishes guidelines for the make-up of the committee, a s
follows :
The committee membership shall have as broad a representation as possible, including bu t
not limited to, one previously elected official, one Personnel Board member, and on e
citizen-at-large.
Policy Section 2 .6 .2 outlines the responsibilities of the Council Compensation Committee, a s
follows :
Council Agenda Report Appointments to the 2008 Council Compensation Committe e
Page 2
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 :I)
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; anc, 5) any structural changes that may hav e
occurred in municipal government either as a result of State legislation or by actions of th e
local electorate that may have added to or deducted from the duties and responsibilities of th e
Council Members and/or Mayor .
Council Resolution No . 9189 (2001 Series) directs that Council review compensation for th e
Planning Commission and Architectural Review Commission :
The Council will review compensation for Planning Commission and Architectural Review
Commission members in conjunction with its periodic review of Council compensation a s
setforth in the Council Policies and Procedures.
Consistent with past practice, Council Members nominated individuals to serve on the committe e
by submitting names to the City Clerk . The City Clerk recruited individuals using the followin g
criteria: 1) by calling first those qualified to serve who received more than one nomination and
2) by contacting one nominee from each Council Member who had submitted recommendations .
In the past, in the event that a member was unavailable for a committee meeting, Council ha s
appointed alternates . Pierre Rademaker and Ken Schwartz, who were nominated to th e
committee, have agreed to serve in the capacity of alternates should the need arise . In addition ,
in the event that an alternate for the position of Personnel Board representative is required ,
Rebecca Ellis has agreed to serve .
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