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BACKGROUND The salary of City Council is controlled by state law, which allows a city council to establish by ordinance a salary up to a ceiling determined by the city's population. Once a salary is established. it may be increased by ordinance, "but the amount of the increase shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative dated off the last adjustment of the salary."' In June 1986, voters approved Measure M, setting the salary for the mayor as $100 more than a councilmember (see Municipal Code §2.06.030). In 1989, the City Council added Municipal Code §2.04.020 establishing the salary for each councilmember at $500 (see Ord. 1422). The salary for councilmembers was subsequently adjusted in 2008, 2016 and 2019. When the City last increased the salary for councilmembers in 2019, that took effect after the start of the next City Council term in December 2020 (the delay required by law). Therefore, for the new Council term of office commencing in December 2022, the City Council can adjust the salary by 10 percent. The current salary is $1,201 .75 per month; a 10 percent increase would adjust the salary to $1,321 .92 per month for councilmembers and to $1,421.92 for the mayor. DISCUSSION Attached for the City Council's consideration is an ordinance amending section 2.04.020 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to establish a salary of $1,321 .92 for City Councilmembers (Attachment 1), which would then also increase the Mayor's salary to $1,421.92 per Municipal Code §2.06.030. Jointly Submitted and Approved by: Fiscal Review: WArdN--• Daniel G. Sodergren G-rry Beaudin Susan Hsieh City Attorney City Manager Finance Director Attachment: 1. An Ordinance of the City of Pleasanton amending section 2.04.020 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code concerning Councilmember salaries ' See Cal. Government Code, §36516(a)(4). Page 2 of 2