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C I T Y OF SAN LUI S OBISPO
FROM: Mayor Dave RomerozZ92
Prepared by: Lee Price, City Clerk
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2004 COUNCIL COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint the following persons to the Council Compensation Committee, effective immediately,
to sunset upon adoption of a new Council Compensation Resolution.
Jeff Jorgensen Former Elected Official
Dodie Williams Former Elected Official
Norie Placak Personnel Board Member
Louise Matheny Personnel Board Member, Alternate
Cydney Holcomb Citizen-at-Large
Rick May Citizen-at-Large
DISCUSSION
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 315`of even numbered years and, further, that
committee recommendations be forwarded to the Council no later than May 15`. Unfortunately,
staff failed to initiate the process in 2002 and when we discovered this, the Council agreed to
waive the review in light of the financial crisis. Therefore, the Council's compensation has not
been reviewed since 2000. It is appropriate at this time to initiate a review of the Council's
compensation and the first step is to appoint a Council Compensation Committee. Council
Policies and Procedures Section 2.6.2 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)
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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, S) 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.
Consistent with past practice, Council Members nominated individuals to serve on the committee
by submitting names to the City Clerk. The City Clerk recruited 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 Norie Placak, Chair
and most senior member of the Personnel Board.
Note: Ms. Placak's schedule may prevent her from attending a meeting during the month of
February. Ms. Matheny is the Vice Chair of the Personnel Board and is willing to step in as her
alternate, if need be.