HomeMy WebLinkAboutr10314councilcompensationwaiversRESOLUTION NO . 10314 (2011 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE COUNCI L
COMPENSATION WAIVER REQUESTS FOR MAYOR AND ALL COUNCI L
MEMBERS FOR THEIR CURRENT TERMS OF OFFIC E
WHEREAS,Charter Section 410 provides for compensation and reimbursement o f
expenses for the Mayor and Council Members ; and
WHEREAS,Compensation for the office of Mayor was set at $1,200 per month and th e
compensation for the office of City Council Member was set at $1,000 per month by Resolutio n
Number 9794 (2006 Series) and compensation remains at those levels, as reflected in Section 2 .1
of the Council Policies and Procedures ; an d
WHEREAS,the City currently pays the 8% employer paid member contributio n
(EPMC) to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) toward the retirement
of participating Council Members ; and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and each of the current participating Council Members desires t o
waive his or her EPMC portion of the Council compensation and pay the member contribution ;
and
WHEREAS,Council Members Ashbaugh, Carter and Smith wish to waive $51 pe r
month of the compensation currently provided to them, thereby reducing their monthl y
compensation to $949 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Lui s
Obispo as follows :
SECTION 1 .The City Council hereby acknowledges and endorses that the Mayor an d
all currently participating City Council members wish to and hereby do waive the 8% EPM C
paid on their behalf by the City to PERS and, beginning the first full pay period in January 2012 ,
the Mayor and each participating Council Member shall pay his or her own member contributio n
to PERS .
SECTION 2 .The City Council hereby acknowledges and endorses the waivers of salar y
by Council Members Ashbaugh, Carter and Smith, which shall reduce the monthly compensatio n
of each of the Council Members from $1,000 to $949, effective the first full payroll period i n
January 2012 .
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SECTION 3 .Upon the conclusion of the terms of office of the current Mayor an d
Council Members, compensation for any new member holding the office of Mayor and Counci l
Members shall automatically be adjusted consistent with the City Charter, the then applicabl e
Council Compensation Resolution, and the Council Policies and Procedures Manual .
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Ashbaugh, seconded by Council Member Carter, and on th e
following vote :
AYES :
Council Members Carpenter, Carter and Smith, Vice Mayor Ashbaug h
and Mayor Mar x
NOES :
Non e
ABSENT : None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 15 th day of November 2011 .
ATTEST :
Elaina Cano
City Clerk