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Item # 16
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
December 5, 2023
TOPIC: Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code to Provide That Compensation for City Boards and Commissions Shall be Set by
Resolution of the City Council; Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2019-034 and
Setting Compensation for all City Boards and Commissions
First reading at the November 21, 2023 City Council meeting and approved by a
unanimous vote.
Published in the Orange County Reporter on November 27, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt an ordinance amending Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to
provide that compensation for City boards and commissions shall be set by
resolution of the City Council.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3053 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-325 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE THAT COMPENSATION FOR CITY BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS SHALL BE SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
2. Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2019-034 and setting the
compensation for all City boards and commissions.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-034 AND
SETTING COMPENSATION FOR ALL CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
Compensation for Members of City Boards and Commissions
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DISCUSSION
At the November 21, 2023 meeting, the City Council approved the first reading of
Ordinance No. NS-3053 to amend Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to
provide that compensation for City boards and commissions be set by resolution of the
City Council. The ordinance (Exhibit 1) is now being presented to the City Council at the
December 5, 2023 meeting for a second reading; if adopted, the ordinance will become
effective 30 days thereafter. In effect, the ordinance removes the compensation
amounts from the Municipal Code and instead provides, in part, that “[c]ompensation for
City boards and commissions shall be set by resolution of the City Council.”
The attached resolution (Exhibit 2) provides that each member of a City board,
commission, or committee will be compensated $100 per meeting, effective July 1,
2023. The table below shows a comparison between the existing compensation
amounts and the proposed compensation amounts:
Board/Commission/Committee Name Existing
Compensation
Amount per
Meeting
Proposed
Compensation
Amount per
Meeting
Arts and Culture Commission $50 $100
Community Development and Housing Commission $50 $100
Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission $50 $100
Historic Resources Commission $50 $100
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission $50 $100
Personnel Board $50 $100
Planning Commission $50 $100
Police Oversight Commission $50 $100
Rental Housing Board $50 $100
Transactions and Use Tax Measure X Citizen Oversight
Committee
$0 $100
Youth Commission $50 $100
The cost of the change in compensation for City boards and commissions will be
absorbed within existing departmental budgets.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance
2. Resolution
Submitted By: Daniel Soto, Principal Management Analyst
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
Ordinance No. NS-XXXX
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-325 OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE THAT
COMPENSATION FOR CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS SHALL BE SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares that, in an effort to increase flexibility, respond to economic conditions,
and centralize compensation for all City Boards and Commissions, the City Council
desires to amend Santa Ana Municipal Code Section s 2-325 to provide that
compensation for City Boards and Commissions shall be set by resolution of the City
Council.
Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby amends Section 2-325 of Article
IV of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as follows:
Sec. 2-325. Compensation for members of boards, commissions.
1. Compensation for City boards and commissions shall be set by resolution of the
city council.
2. The members of the appointive boards and commissions may receive
reimbursement for necessary traveling and other expenses when on official duty
of the city when such expenditure has been appropriated by the city council and
authorized by the board or commission and subject to rules and regulations
prescribed by ordinance, resolution, or order of the city council.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it
would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Ordinance No. NS-XXXX
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Section 5. The Clerk of the Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
ADOPTED this _______ day of December, 2023.
_______________________
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:________________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers _________________________________
NOES: Councilmembers __________________________________
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers __________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers __________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Ordinance
No. NS-XXX to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on ____________, 2023 and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
Jennifer L. Hall
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2023-XXX
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-034 AND
SETTING COMPENSATION FOR ALL CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has many City Boards and Commissions whose
members work hard to carry out the various tasks delegated by the City Council to such
Boards and Commissions or to make recommendations to the City Council on various
items within the purview of the Board or Commission;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 2-325, the City of
Santa Ana had been compensating most Board and Commissioner Members at a rate of
$50 a meeting;
WHEREAS, Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 2 -325 has been amended and
now provides for compensation for all Boards and Commissions as set by resolution of
the Santa Ana City Council; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2019-008 as amended by Resolution 2019-034
established the transaction and use tax measure x oversight committee as required by
Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 35 -214 and provided that committee members were
volunteers and are not paid compensation by the City for serving on the committee
(Section 2 E.);
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council desires to amend Resolution No. 2019-
034 to strike reference to the committee members being unpaid and to provide in the
current resolution compensation for the transaction and use tax measure x oversight
committee members;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue to compensate City Board and
Commission members for the important work they perform and to increase said
compensation from $50 a meeting to $100 a meeting to keep pace with economic
conditions.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated by reference.
Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby amends Resolution No. 2019 -
034 to remove Section 2 E specifying that committee members are volunteers and are
not paid compensation by the City for serving on the committee.
Resolution No. 2023-XXX
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Section 3. The Santa Ana City Council hereby sets compensation for the
following City Boards and Commissions as follows:
A. Community development and housing commission. One hundred dollars
($100.00) per meeting, three (3) meetings maximum per month, plus twenty
dollars ($20.00) per month automobile allowance.
B. Personnel board. One hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting.
C. Planning commission. One hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting, three (3)
meetings maximum per month, plus fifty dollars ($50.00) per month
automobile allowance.
D. Historic resources commission. One hundred dollars ($100.00) per
meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
E. Parks, recreation and community services commission. One hundred
dollars ($100.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
F. Environmental and transportation advisory commission. One hundred
dollars ($100.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
G. Youth commission. One (1) meeting per month, three (3) special meetings
maximum per year with the compensation of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
per meeting.
H. Arts and culture commission. Each commission member shall receive a
maximum compensation in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for
attendance at one (1) regular meeting per month.
I. Police oversight commission. Each commissioner shall receive one
hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting with no more than four (4)
compensated meetings per month.
J. Rental housing board. One hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting, plus
fifty dollars ($50.00) per month automobile allowance.
K. Transactions and use tax measure x citizen oversight committee. One
hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting. The number of compensated
meetings shall be determined by the Resolution to establish a citizen
oversight committee set forth in Resolution No. 2019-034 or as later
amended.
Resolution No. 2023-XXX
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Section 4. The increase in compensation for City boards and commissions as
outlined in Section 3 of this Resolution shall be effective July 1, 2023.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption by a
majority of the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this ____ day of December, 2023.
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No.
2023 -XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana on _____________________, 2023.
Date:
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana