HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 1168ORDINANCE NO.1168
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.08,
SECTION 2.08.100 - "CITY COUNCIL —SALARIES" AND SECTION
2.08.150 - "CITY TREASURER AND CITY CLERK —SALARIES" OF THE
BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, section 2.08.100 - "City Council —Salaries" permits Council members to
receive compensation for their service, as provided by general law, in the base amount of $400 per
month; and
WHEREAS, sections 36516 and 36516.5 of the California Government Code authorizes
Council members to be paid a monthly salary for their service in accordance with those provisions;
and
WHEREAS, section 2.08.150 - "City Treasurer and City Clerk —Salaries" authorizes the
City Treasurer and City Clerk to receive compensation for their service in the base amount of $140
per month; and
WHEREAS, section 36517 of the California Government Code provides that the salaries
of the City Treasurer and City Clerk shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 2.08.100 of the Beaumont Municipal Code, the salary of
Council members may be increased by ordinance or by an amendment, in an amount of up to
5% for each calendar year from the operative date of the last salary adjustment in effect when
the ordinance or amendment was enacted; and
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2023, the California Governor signed into law Senate Bill 329
regarding City Council compensation; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 329 was adopted to permit the adjustment of City Council salaries
to reflect the important work done by City Council members, to take into account the impacts of
inflation and economic realities on those who serve as City Council members, and to encourage
more persons to consider service as Council members by making the compensation more reflective
of the time and work being performed; furthermore, Senate Bill 329 provides new formulas for
periodic adjustment to City Council salaries; and
WHEREAS, based on the duties of the City Treasurer and City Clerk as set forth in
Beaumont Municipal Code sections 2.08.120 and 2.08.160, respectively, and the work performed
and time dedicated by these elected officials, it is proper for City Council to consider a monthly
salary up to the amount considered/set for Council members; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and discussed the purpose and impacts of Senate
Bill 329 and relevant California law on the future governance of the City of Beaumont at its
October 3, 2023 meeting; and
WHEREAS, under Senate Bill 329, the salaries for the City Council of the City of
Beaumont, and similarly, the salaries of the City Treasurer and City Clerk, may be set at $1,600
per month based on the City's population; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 36516.5, elected officer salary
increases set forth herein may take effect only when at least one member of the Council
commences a new term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT, RIVERSIDE COUNTY STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. CEOA. The City Council finds that the actions contemplated by this
Ordinance are exempt from the California Environment Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section
15060 (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment) and 1560(c)(3) (the activity is not project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 2 Severability. The City Council hereby declares that if any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance is rendered or declared to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any
preemptive legislation, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences or words of this Ordinance, and to this end the provisions, of this Ordinance are
severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the
invalidity of any particular portion thereof and intends that the invalid portions should be severed
and the balance of the Ordinance enforced.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby amends Section 2.08.100 - "City Council
Salaries" of the Beaumont Municipal Code as follows:
Pursuant to section 36516 of the Government Code of the State of California, each
member of the City Council shall receive as salary the sum of One Thousand Six
Hundred Dollars ($1,600) per month, with such adjustments as may be permitted
from time to time by State law. Such salaries shall be payable at the same time and
in the same manner as salaries are paid to other officers and employees of the City
. A City Council member may waive any or all of the compensation. .
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby amends Section 2.08.150 - "City Treasurer and
City Clerk —Salaries" of the Beaumont Municipal Code as follows:
The office holders of City Treasurer and City Clerk shall each receive a salary of
$560.00 per month, to be paid at the same time and in the same manner as salaries
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are paid to other officers and employees of the City. The salary may be increased
by ordinance or by amendment thereto, in an amount approved by City Council
pursuant to Government Code Section § 36517.The City Treasurer and/or City
Clerk may waive any or all of the compensation.
SECTION 5. Effective Date and Publication. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk
shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and cause the same or a summary thereof to be
published within 15 days after adoption in accordance with Government Code Section 36937.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council of the City of
Beaumont, California, approves this amendment to the Beaumont Municipal Code.
INTRODUCED AND READ for the first time and ordered posted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Beaumont, California, held on the 7th day of November 2023 by
the following vote:
AYES: White, Voigt, Lara, Fenn, Martinez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Beaumont, California, held on this 21 st day of November 2023.
AYES: White, Voigt, Lara, Fenn, Martinez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
De ty City Jerk
roved as to form:
Jon 6. Pinkney, City Attorney
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