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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-061 - City Charter Amendment Regarding Council Compensation ReformRESOLUTION NO. 2016-061 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SETTING FORTH THE LANGUAGE OF A BALLOT TITLE FOR A CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REGARDING COUNCIL COMPENSATION REFORM TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE 2016 GENERAL ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. By Resolution No. 2016-047, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has called for a its General Municipal election to be held on November 8, 2016 and submitted to the voters an amendment to sections of the Santa Ana City Charter. Section 2. The California Elections Code directs that the City Council approve the form of the ballot question to be submitted to the voters and the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires, on its own motion, to submit to the voters of the City a question relating to Council Compensation Reform, to be submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Section 3. The amendments called for in Resolution No. 2016-059 shall be proposed as follows, with identification as determined in accordance with the California Elections Code: Measure _: Council Compensation Charter Reform YES Shall the Santa Ana Charter be amended to comply with the Council compensation formula provided for by California Government Code Section 36516 to ensure that Council compensation is set and strictly limited by such NO Government Code and to further provide that no increase in Council compensation shall be permitted without a vote of the electorate of the City of Santa Ana pursuant to a future Charter Amendment? Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. Section 5. . The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the measure set forth in Section 3 above to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis Resolution No. 2016-061 Page 1 of 2 of the measure in accordance with Section 9280 of the Elections Code. The impartial analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the City Council. In addition, the City Clerk is directed to fix a deadline for submission of arguments and rebuttals for or against the measure pursuant to Sections 9223 and 9285 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are hereby adopted by the City Council. ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 2016. APPROVED AS TO FORM: IV! Mayor By:Lv— Sonia R. Carvalho City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna, Sarmiento (6) NOES: Councilmembers: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0) NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Tinaiero (1) CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Resolution No. 2016-061 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on July 5, 2016. Date: -74Y 1 02 1 Resolution No. 2016-061 Page 2 of 2 Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Sec. 402. — Compensation of Members. Each member of the City Council and the Mayor shall receive as a monthly salary for his or her services, the maximum amount allowed by the population formula set forth in California Government Code Section 36516 as of November 8, 2016. No increase in the monthly salary shall occur without first being approved by the voters pursuant to a Charter amendment. Further, each member of the City Council and Mayor shall receive reimbursement for required travel and other expenses while on official business of the City as authorized and approved by Resolution of the City Council. In accordance with Section 36516 any amounts paid by City for retirement, health and welfare benefits shall not be included for purposes of determining salary under this section, provided that the same benefits are available and paid by the City for its executive employees. Any amounts paid by the City to reimburse for actual and necessary expenses pursuant to a Council Resolution shall not be included for purposes of determining salary. Any member of the Council may waive any or all of the compensation permitted by this section. Absence of the Mayor or a member of the City Council from all regular and special meetings of the City Council during any calendar month shall render him or her ineligible to receive the monthly salary for such a calendar month, unless such absence was approved by the City Council as expressed in its official minutes.