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ORDINANCE NO. 99-1179
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS AND
AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds that the expense reimbursement payable
to City Councilmembers has not been changed since 1986. The public demands placed on
City Councilmembers have greatly increased since that time, and that the minimum expenses
actually and necessarily incurred by each City Councilmember in performance of official duty
are now at least equal the sum of $500.00 per month.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 2300 (Expenses) of Chapter 3 (Compensation
and Expenses), Article II (Administration) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"§ 2300 Councilmembers - Expenses.
"The City Council having found and determined that the minimum expenses
actually and necessarily incurred by each City Councilmember in performance of
official duty at least equal the sum of $500.00 per month, effective July 1, 1999,
reimbursement therefor shall be made by the City at the end of each calendar month
without the necessity of presentation of an itemized accounting, receipts, vouchers
or other documentation. Such reimbursement for regular actual and necessary
expenses do not include expenditures which may be incurred in seminars, municipal
officer meetings outside of the City, trips to Sacramento, Washington or other
locations on City business, and in order to obtain reimbursement for expenses
actually and necessarily incurred in connection with any such trips duly authorized by
the City Council, or agency, receipts, vouchers or other itemized accountings shall be
presented therefor."
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5`h day of October, 1999.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
APPROV S TO FORM:
CI ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
1, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 99-1179, passed first reading on September 21, 1999 was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 5th day
of October, 1999, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Fajardo, Calas, Sweeney, Frank, and Ontal
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City of Carson, C ifornia
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