REPORT TO SALARY SETTING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Consider Comparative Information and to Set the Salary of City Clerk (Job Code 063)
Report
BACKGROUND
The City Clerk (Job Code 063) position is an elected position under City Charter Section 660. City Municipal Code Section 2.20.015 requires the Commission to set the City Clerk's compensation on July 1, 2019 and every two years thereafter. Charter Section 702 provides that salaries so established by the Commission shall not exceed one hundred ten percent (110%) of the previous figure.
DISCUSSION
City Charter Section 903 sets forth the duties for the position of City Clerk. It also states that the City Council may, in its discretion, appoint any other officer or employee of the City as City Clerk and grant such person additional compensation for the performance of such duties.
On July 17, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1983 (Attachment 1) that limits the duties of the City Clerk. The Ordinance also assigns the other professional responsibilities of the City Clerk to a City employee (Assistant City Clerk (Job Code 010)) possessing substantive knowledge of professional standards in democratic processes and legislative actions in compliance with federal, state, and local statutes that govern the City Clerk's Office.
City Clerk (Job Code 063)
Pursuant to Ordinance 1983, the City Clerk's duties and responsibilities include:
a) Be the custodian of the seal of the City
b) Have charge of all City elections
On June 20, 2019, the Salary Setting Commission approved a resolution to set the salary for the position of City Clerk at $1,500/month (Attachment 2).
Assistant City Clerk (Job Code 010)
The Assistant City Clerk is now responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City Clerk's Office and expands the assigned duties to include overseeing all professional administrative aspects of the City Clerk's Office. These duties include:
a) The recording and maintaining of full and true recor...
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