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21.Approve Template and General Hourly Parameters for City Council Aide <br />Agreements <br />Department(s): City Attorney's Office <br />Recommended Action: Approve template and general hourly parameters for City <br />Council Aide Agreements; Authorize the City Attorney to revise the template <br />agreement as necessary. <br />MINUTES: Councilmember Penaloza stated councilmembers should have the right <br />to select the pay rate of the aides. <br />Councilmember Bacerra recommended changes to section 3 for the term to be <br />changed to one-year, sub -section g should read receiving any payment or <br />reimbursement from a campaign for candidate for Santa Ana City Council or Mayor <br />or their campaign account, and section 7 insurance policy costs. He stated <br />councilmembers should have the right to select the pay rate of the aides. <br />City Attorney Sonia Carvalho spoke regarding section 7. <br />Councilmember Hernandez stated he is not in support of item b section 5. <br />City Attorney Carvalho provided clarification to item b section 5 and requested a <br />maximum hourly rate. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Phan suggested a $90 hourly maximum rate, spoke regarding <br />insurance, suggested the term be modified to be the same as the councilmember, <br />and removing sub -section g. <br />Councilmember Vazquez spoke regarding the section related to campaign <br />activities, insurance, and proposed a $50/hour ceiling. <br />Councilmember Lopez requested the pay period for invoices be brought down to <br />30 days, spoke regarding a uniform invoice, insurance, hourly wage rate, and item <br />b section 5. She requested additional language to sub -section a. <br />Councilmember Penaloza spoke in support of a 30-day pay period and no political <br />campaign activities, was not supportive of the proposed pay scale, and requested <br />adding language related to campaign activities. <br />Mayor Amezcua spoke in support of the insurance and 30-day pay period, was not <br />in support of the proposed hourly wage rate scale, and requested background <br />checks. She stated members of the City Council should have the right to select the <br />pay rate of the aides. <br />CITY COUNCIL 22 JUNE 4, 2024 <br />