HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 6 COUNCIL EXP ACCT 01-03-83DATE: December 29, 1982
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CONSENT CALENDAR
NO. 6
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT:
COUNCILMEMBER MONTHLY EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
Recor~nendation:
That the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing Councilmember
monthly expense accounts.
Discussion:
In reviewing the City's various expense accounts, staff determined that it would
be appropriate to adjust the monthly expense account for Councilmembers. The
expense account, which covers the costs incurred by Councilmembers in the per-
formance of their official duties, was last adjusted in March, 1981.
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RESOLUTION NO. 82-93
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
COUNCILMEMBER MONTHLY EXPENSE ACCOUNTS.
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WHEREAS, each Councilmember experiences monthly costs for transpor-
5 ration, meals, telephone, and other miscellaneous expenditures directly rela-
ted to the performance of their public duties; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember monthly expense allowances have not increased
7 since March 2, 1981, approximately twenty-two (22) months; and
8 WHEREAS, during that twenty-two month time-period the Consumer Price
Index has risen, Tustin's population has increased, and the City's area has
9 expanded, thereby creating larger demands upon a Councilmemher's financial
resources,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
11 Tustin, California, does hereby determine that each member of the City Council
is expending in excess of Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars per month for
12 expenses related to the performance of their elected official duties; and
13 BE IT FURTHER ~ESOLVED, that in lieu of filing individual expense
claims for reimbursements from petty cash, the Mayor is authorized payment of
14 a fixed sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($225) per month, and each
Co~ncilme~ber is authorized payment of a fixed s%~n of One Hundred Seventy-Five
15 Dollars ($175.00) per month; and
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the provisions contained in this Reso-
lution shall be effective as of January 1, 1983, and after each Councilmen%her
17 files with the Finance Department an appropriate statement affirming said
expenses and requesting such reimbursement.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Coun-
19 cil of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 3rd day of January, 1983.
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ATTEST:
RICHARD B. EDGAR, MAYOR
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MARY E. WYNN, CITY CLERK
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