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ORDINANCE NO. 12 -954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2102 "COUNCIL
EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION" OF CHAPTER 1 "CITY COUNCIL"
OF TITLE 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE.
WHEREAS, section 605 "Compensation of Councilmen" of the City Charter permits
Councilmembers to receive compensation for their service, as provided by general law; and,
WHEREAS, sections 36516 and 36516.5 of the California Government Code permit
Councilmembers to be paid a monthly salary for their service in accordance with those provisions;
and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 03 -883 the monthly salary for Councilmembers was last
adjusted ten (10) years ago to $480 per month; and,
WHEREAS, the provisions of the Government Code permit an increase in the monthly
Council salary by an amount equal to five percent (5 %) multiplied by the number of years since the
last adjustment, the Council salary may be adjusted by 50% (i.e., an increase of $240 per month) to a
new salary of $720 per month; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 36516.5, any increase in Council salary
will take place upon the seating of a new Council member or the reelection of an existing Council
member to a new term in March of 2013.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment of Section 2102 of the Temple City Municipal Code. The City
Council hereby amends Section 2102 "Council Expenses and Compensation" of Chapter 1 "City Council"
of Title 2 "Administration" of the Temple City Municipal Code, which shall read as follows:
"2102 EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION
Upon the submission of an itemized account any councilmember may be reimbursed for
the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duty.
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 seven hundred twenty
dollars ($720.00) per month, with such adjustments as may be permitted from time to
time by state law. Such salaries shall be payable in the same manner and with the
similar fringe benefits as are paid to other employees of the city."
SECTION 2. Severability. The City Council hereby declares that, should any provision, section,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, be rendered
or declared invalid or unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by
reason of any preemptive legislation, such decision or action shall not affect the validity of the remaining
section or portions of the Ordinance or part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
independently adopted the remaining provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or words of this Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one .or more provisions, sections,
subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 3. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published according to law.
INTRODUCED this 15th day of May 2012.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 2012.
ATTEST:
APPROVED .S T
City Attorney
I, Peggy Kuo, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.
12 -954 was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 15th
day of May 2012, and was duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council at the regular meeting held
on 5th day of June, 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember - Vizcarra, Sternquist, Yu
NOES: Councilmember -Blum, Chavez
ABSENT: Councilmember -None
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