HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11 - Increasing Salaries of City Council MembersORDINANCE NO. 2024-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER II, SECTION 2-21 OF THE COSTA
MESA MUNICIPAL CODE INCREASING SALARIES OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY FIND AND DECLARE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, State law allows the Council to increase its salary; and
WHEREAS, the City Council salary has not been changed since May 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase the Council salary to be
effective upon the time a new Council Member assumes office.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 2-21 of Title 2, Chapter 11, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2-21 Salaries. Each member of the Council shall be paid a salary of $1492.26
per month for serving on the Council.
Section 2. Inconsistencies. Any provision of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code or
appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of
such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent
necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person, 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 portion of this Ordinance or its application to other persons. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article,
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof,
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irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions of the application thereof to any person, be declared
invalid or unconstitutional. No portion of this Ordinance shall supersede any local,
State, or Federal law, regulation, or codes dealing with life safety factors.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
final passage, and will apply to all council members when the next council member is
sworn into office.
Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted in the manner
required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 2024.
ATTEST:
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Brenda Green City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 2024-11 was duly introduced for
first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of September,
2024, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of September, 2024, by the following
roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chavez, Gameros, Marr, Reynolds, Stephens
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Harlan
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Harper
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 18th day of September, 2024.
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Brenda Green, qty Clerk
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