ORD 322ORDINANCE NO. 322
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 SECTION 2.04.050 OF THE LA
QUINTA CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING
COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHEREAS, Article 1, Section 100 of the La Quinta City Charter provides
authority for the City Council to adopt local procedures affecting the administration of
the City; and
WHEREAS, the compensation and reimbursement for the City's Council
Members and Mayor are hereby determined to be a municipal affair of solely local
concern; and
WHEREAS, the complexities and issues before the City Council have been
increasing rapidly along with the growth of the City, thereby demanding an ever
increasing amount of time on the part of the Council Members and Mayor; and
WHEREAS, an increase in compensation and reimbursement for the Council
Members and Mayor is believed to be in the best interest of the City and its citizens'
general welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1: The above recitals are hereby found to be true and correct.
SECTION 2: Chapter 2.04 Section 2.04.050 of the La Quinta City Charter and
Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
Compensation shall be paid to each member of the City Council in the amount
of five -hundred dollars ($500.00) per month. The Mayor shall receive additional
compensation in the amount of seven -hundred dollars ($700.00) 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
necessary expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of official duties
for the City. In recognition that on a daily basis members of Council are
incurring expenses for automobile use; phone use and other costs in performing
these official functions, an amount equal to two -hundred and fifty dollars
($250.00) per month shall be deemed equivalent to the actual and necessary
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Adopted: 7/20/98
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use reimbursement for the Mayor and Council Members representing regular
expenses incurred within the Coachella Valley. Further in the event a Council
Member or the Mayor wishes to utilize a personal mobile phone rather than a
City issued mobile phone, an additional reimbursement amount of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) shall be added to the monthly 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.
SECTION 3: The payments specified above shall be effective July 1, 1998.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 20T" day of July, 1998 by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: Council Member Adolph
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
SAAUNDRA L. JUKOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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JOHN Jj. PENA, or
City of La Quinta, California
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Adopted: 7/20/98
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAWN C. HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, 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. 322 which
was introduced on the 7T" day of July, 1998 and was adopted at a regular meeting
held on the 20th day of July, 1998 not being less than 5 days after date of
introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the
Ci f La Quinta as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
cer 'fy that the foregoing ordinance was posted on July 30, 1998 pursuant to City
C u (2cil Resolution.
SAUNDRA L. UHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California