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This memorandum addresses the public hearing for council salaries, recommending the Salary Setting Commission conduct a hearing regarding the base salaries for the Mayor and Councilmembers of San José for the period from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2023. It outlines the background of a charter amendment approved by voters that mandates the Commission to meet every five years to set these salaries, taking into account the full-time nature of the positions and comparable salaries. The memorandum also details the process for salary adjustments and deductions for missed meetings.
Key points
Public hearing recommended for council salaries.
Base salaries for Mayor and Councilmembers set for July 1, 2019-June 30, 2023.
Charter amendment approved by voters on November 6, 2018.
Salary Setting Commission to meet every five years to determine salaries.
Salaries adjusted annually based on Consumer Price Index with a maximum increase of 5%.
No salary deductions for absences due to authorized City business or illness.
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The document includes placeholders and unresolved sections, such as the specific salary amounts and details on deductions.
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SSC AGENDA: FILE No: TO: SALARY SETTING COMMISSION SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING FOR COUNCIL SALARIES 04/10/2019 19-187 FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC City Clerk DATE: March 25, 2019 RECOMMENDATION a) Conduct a Public Hearing pursuant to the City Charter Article IV, Section 407 (b) regarding the base salaries for Mayor and Councilmembers. b) Set Base Salary for the Council and Mayor of the City of San José for July 1, 2019-June 30, 2023. BACKGROUND On August 10, 2018, the Council of the City of San José adopted Resolution No. 78740 to submit to the electors of the City of San José at a special municipal election consolidated with the next general election held on November 6, 2018 to consider a ballot measure proposal amending the City Charter section 407 of Article IV and section 1001.1 of Article X relating to Mayor and Councilmember Salaries. This amendment was approved by voters on November 6, 2018 and was filed with the Secretary of State on January 30, 2019. The Charter amendment stated that the Salary Setting commission shall meet every five years to set a base salary for members of the Council including the Mayor. The base salary shall take into account the full time nature of the...
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The document discusses the compensation of San Jose City Council members and suggests a charter change to improve their salary structure. It highlights the current salary setting process and proposes that council members should only vote on salary recommendations from a salary setting commission, with raises taking effect only after re-election. The document also includes factors to consider for determining mayor and city council salaries, along with cost of living comparisons and suggested salary figures for various cities.
Key points
Current salary for San Jose City Council members is $94,800, with a 3% raise approved.
Proposal for a charter change to allow council members to vote only yes or no on salary recommendations.
Raises would not take effect until council members are re-elected.
Factors for determining salaries include fairness, historical salary trends, and cost of living.
Comparative salary data for San Jose and other cities is provided.
Limitations
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Specific dates, votes, and dollar amounts are not provided for some proposed changes.
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I sanjose I i i I'Hril Council members should be paid more In the good old days, hy which I mean the 1980s, Mercury News report ers gathered on Friday nights for beer and pop corn at Manny’s Cellar, a legendary San Jose watering hole. One early sum mer night in 1984, we were re prising the week when Scott a call came Herhold into the Columnist bar from an elected county supervisor who asked for the young re porter who covered county government. It appeared that con science was gnawing. The supervisor was leav ing town but could not do so without telling the re porter what had happened the previous Wednesday. The board had pushed a fast one past the media and public. With minimal dis cussion — the key facts were in a salary ordi nance, without actual dol lar amounts — the su pervisors agreed to tie their own salaries to what judges made. The measure had a scale that eventually pegged a supervisor’s salary at 80 percent of what county judges make. (According to Transparent California, Santa Clara County su pervisors each took home more than $152,000 in 2016.) The beauty of this move, which was credited to then-Supervisor and now U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, was that the...