ORD 386 ORDINANCE NO. 386
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, AMENDING
THE LA QUINTA CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 (CITY COUNCIL)
of Chapter 2 04 of the La Quinta Mu icipal
WHEREAS, Section 2.04.050 , . , , ~
Code (the "Code") concerns the City of La Quinta s (the City ) City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase the City CoUincil's
monthly compensation by $150.00; and ,
WHEREAS, the City believes that these changes are in the best intel ,=st of
the citizens of the City of La Quinta.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, DOES HEREBY FINE AND
ORDAIN as follOws:
SECTION 1. AMEND CHAPTER 2.04 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CODE AS
FOLLOWS:
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2.04.050 Compensation and reimbursement.
Compensation shall be paid to each member of the city council in the amount of
six hundred fifty dollars per month. The mayor shall receive additional
compensation in the amount of seven hundred dollars per month~ The
compensation prescribed herein is and shall be exclusive of any amounts payable
to each member of the council as reimbursement for actual and nece~ssary
expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of official duties for the city.
In recognition that on a daily basis members of the council are incurring expenses
for automobile use, phone use and other costs in performing these Official
functions, an amount equal to three hundred fifty dollars per month shall be
deemed equivalent to the actual and necessary use reimbursement for the mayor
and the council members representing regular expenses incurred in the Coa~Chella
Valley. Further, in the event a council member or the mayor wishes to ul~ilize a
personal mobile phone rather than a city-issued mobile PhOne, an addltional
reimbursement amount of twenty-five dollars shall be added to the mO~nthly
reimbursement amounts set forth herein. In the event that official duties require
travel outside the Coachella Valley or overnight, said costs shall be reimbursed
according to the city's adopted policy for such expenditures. The reimbursement
amounts herein shall be effective from July 1, 2003.
Ordinance No. 386
Municipal Code Chapter 2.04
City Council Compensation & Reimbursement
Adopted: July 22, 2003
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Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after adoption.
Section 3. POSTING: The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted
in at least three public places designated by resolution of the City Council, shall certify
to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its
certification, together with proof of posting to be entered into the BOOK of
ORDINANCES of the City of La Quinta.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council held on this 22nd day of July, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None ~
DON AD r
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
J~---~S. GREEK, cM
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
Ordinance No. 386
Municipal Code Chapter 2.04
City Council Compensation & Reimbursement
Adopted: July 22, 2003
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APPROVED AS TO FORM'
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 386
Municipal Code Chapter 2.04
City Council Compensation & Reimbursement
Adopted: July 22, 2003
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, JUNE S. GREEK, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify the
foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 386 which was
introduced at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of July, 2003, and was adopted at
a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of July, 2003, not being less than 5 days after
the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the City
of La Quinta as specified in a Resolution of the City Council.
JUNLS~5~. Z~REEK, CMCTC~ Clerk
City of La Quinta, California