REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Announcement of and Call for Applicants to the Salary Setting Commission
Report
BACKGROUND
This report follows the September 17, 2018 Civil Service Commission ("CSC") item that was continued to this September 24, 2018, Special Commission Meeting to specifically address the eligibility and conflict of interest requirements applicable to applicants for the Salary Setting Commission ("SSC").
At the September 17th meeting, CSC requested that staff bring back on September 24th a more detailed explanation of the basis for requesting that the SSC applicants make particular representations or waivers, as well as an explanation of state law requirements on conflicts of interest that would be applicable to SSC. This information is presented in the Discussion section below.
As previously described, pursuant to Charter Section 702, the Civil Service Commission is announcing and calling for applicants for the City of Santa Clara Salary Setting Commission, which is charged with setting the compensation for the Mayor and Council. Council delegated the task of setting City Clerk compensation to the SSC by the adoption of Ordinance No. 1983. On September 18, 2018, Council passed-to-print an ordinance delegating the task of setting the elected Police Chief's compensation to the SSC.
Specifically, Charter Section 702 states in part:
Commencing on July 1, 2019, and every two years on July 1 thereafter, the compensation of the City Council and Mayor shall be set by a Salary Setting Commission consisting of five members to be appointed by the Civil Service Commission from the qualified electors of the City for a term of four years. The first members shall be appointed for a term commencing January 1, 2019. Initially, the Commissioners shall be appointed in a manner so that two are appointed for two-year terms and three are appointed for four-year terms.
SCCC 2.20.015 states, with respect to the City Clerk's compensation, "Th...
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