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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: November 4, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-572 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report to Adopt an Ordinance Establishing the Salary of the Mayor <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The City Council Rules Committee recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance to <br />establish the Mayor’s salary at $3,780 per month. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The proposed increase to the Mayor’s salary is submitted pursuant to the City Council Handbook <br />-- Appendix A, “Guidelines Regarding the Setting of the Mayor’s Salary,” which permits the <br />Mayor’s salary be increased up to an amount not in excess of three (3) times the amount of a <br />Councilmember’s salary. The City Charter requires that the Mayor’s salary is established by <br />ordinance. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Mayor’s current monthly salary is $2,520 per month, which was established by Ordinance <br />2011-001. The Councilmembers’ current monthly salary is $1,260 per month, which was last <br />established by Ordinance 2006-019. Consistent with the City Council Handbook, Mayor Cutter <br />has requested that her salary be increased to three times the Councilmembers’ salary, or $3,780 <br />per month. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />At its October 10, 2019 meeting, the City Council Rules Committee reviewed the Mayor’s request <br />to increase the Mayor’s salary and voted to recommend the action to the City Council. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2019 <br />183