337 ORDINANCE NO. 337
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA ADJUSTING THE MONTHLY SALARY OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND ESTABLISHING VEHICLE AND
TECHNOLOGY ALLOWANCES
WHEREAS, Grand Terrace Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 codifies the
monthly salary for the City Council pursuant to Government Code Section 36516(a);
and
WHEREAS, the City Council currently receives a salary of $300 per month,
which has not been adjusted since 2010; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 36516(a)(4), in relevant part, allows an
increase in City Council compensation that is calculated pursuant to a statutory formula
stating that "The salary of council members may be increased beyond the amount
provided in this subdivision by an ordinance or by an amendment to an ordinance,'but
the amount of the increase shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent for each
calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when
the ordinance or amendment is enacted ..."; and
WHEREAS, based upon the aforementioned statutory formula, the current
maximum total amount that the City Council may increase its compensation is $480;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 36516.5, any change in
compensation "... does not apply to a council member during the council member's term
of office. This prohibition shall not prevent the adjustment of the compensation of all
members of a council serving staggered terms whenever one or more members of the
city council becomes eligible for a salary increase by virtue of the council member
beginning a new term of office. ..."; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to adjust the compensation of the City
Council members in accordance with Government Code Sections 36516 and 36516.5;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 1223, the City Council also
desires to formally establish a vehicle allowance, which reflects the estimated travel
costs that City Council members would incur in the performance of their official duties;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to establish a technology allowance
that reflects the estimated technology costs that City Council members would incur in
the performance of their official duties, such as use of a cell phone service, internet
service, and other similar costs; and
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WHEREAS, the Attorney General's Office has opined that these types of
allowances must be based upon estimated costs and is codified; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of the technology allowance amount is on file with the
City's Finance Department; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have
occurred.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY GRAND TERRACE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council hereby finds that all,of the facts set forth
in the above Recitals, are true and correct and are incorporated herein as findings of the
City Council.
SECTION 2. Modifications to Section 2.04.020. Section 2.04.020 of Chapter
2.04 of Title 2 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby retitled and amended in
its entirety as follows:
"2.04.020 — Salary and Vehicle Allowance.
A. Each member of the City Council shall receive a salary of $480.00
per month. Such salary shall be payable at the same time and in the same
manner as the salaries are paid to other City officers and employees.
B. Effective July 1, 2022, in lieu of the City's provision of an
automobile to individual Councilmembers for their use in the course of
official duties, each member of the City Council shall receive a vehicle
allowance in the amount of $450.00 per month as reimbursement for
expenses such as gasoline, mileage, wear and tear, insurance, and
depreciation, incurred by Councilmembers in the use of their personal
automobiles in the course of official duties. Such vehicle allowance shall
be payable at the same time and in the same manner as the city council
salary.
C. Effective July 1, 2022, each member of the City Council shall
receive a technology_ allowance in the amount of $205.00 per month as
reimbursement for technology-related expenses such as cellphone
service, internet service, and other similar costs incurred by
Councilmembers in the use of their personal technology-related
equipment and service in the course of official duties. Such technology
allowance shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as
the city council salary.
D. The City Manager shall place a discussion item on a City Council
agenda during the City's annual budget preparation cycle for the City
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Council to review and consider adjustments to City Council salary and
allowances."
SECTION 3. Government Code Section 36516.5. The salary adjustment
provided in Section 2 of this Ordinance shall not become effective until after one or
more council members begins a new term of office following the adoption of this
Ordinance. Prior to the effective date of such salary adjustment, each council member
shall continue to receive the monthly salary as specified in Section 1 of Ordinance No.
252 in the amount of$300 per month.
SECTION 4. Severability. Should any provision of this Ordinance, or its
application to any person or circumstance, be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable, or otherwise void, that determination shall
have no effect on any other provision of this Ordinance or the application of this
Ordinance to any other person or circumstance and, to that end, the provisions hereof
are severable. The City Council of the City-of Grand Terrace declares that it would have
adopted all the provisions of this ordinance that remain valid if any provisions of this
ordinance are declared invalid.
SECTION 6. Effective Date of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall become
effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.
SECTION 7. Certification. The Mayor shall sign, and the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace at a regular meeting held on the 10t" day of May 2022.
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Mayor
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Debra Thomas
r City CI'erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adrian R. Guerra
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 337 was
duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 10th day of May 2022, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Wilson, Robles; Mayor Pro Tern Hussey;
Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 11 th day of May 2022, at Grand Terrace, California.
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ebra L. Thomas
City Clerk ;
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