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Introduce, waive first reading, and set October 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 2.04.370 of the Monterey County Code to establish a minimum differential of no less than five percent (5%) between the compensation for members of the Board of Supervisors and the maximum salary of the Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff classification, in addition to maintaining the existing compensation methodology tying Board Member compensation increases to that of the office of superior court judge.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors introduce, waive first reading, and set October 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 2.04.370 of the Monterey County Code to establish a minimum differential of no less than five percent (5%) between the compensation for members of the Board of Supervisors and the maximum salary of the Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff classification, in addition to maintaining the existing compensation methodology tying Board Member compensation increases to that of the office of superior court judge.
SUMMARY:
The proposed ordinance amendment would maintain the County's existing methodology of tying Board of Supervisor member compensation increases to that of the office of superior court judge, while also establishing a minimum salary differential of no less than five percent (5%) above the maximum salary of the Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff classification.
DISCUSSION:
On August 21, 1984, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 3011, codified at Chapter 2.04 of the Monterey County Code (“MCC”), to establish a compensation methodology for members of the Board of Supervisors.
On October 17, 1995, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 3843 to, in part, set the base annual compensation of the Board of Supervisors at a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual salary for municipal co...
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