HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-11 CRC MINSMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
January 11, 1999 City Attorney's Conference Room 4:30 p.m.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: John Dorso, Deric Prescott, Bob Campbell,
Harriet Acton, David Potter, and Jack Blakely
MEMBERS ABSENT: Barbara McAllister
STAFF PRESENT: City Attorney John M. Kaheny
Bob Powell, Director of Finance
Colleen Kelly, Intergovernmental Affairs
Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.
1. Roll Call.
The roll was called and all members were present except Member
McAllister who asked to be excused.
2. Approval of Minutes.
MSUC (Prescott/Acton) to approve the minutes of November 16, 1998
as presented.
(Item 4 was moved up on the agenda)
4. Charter §1014 - Departmental Trust Fund.
In reviewing a Council Agenda item regarding the elimination of the
Recreation Trust Fund, Mr. Powell discovered a memo from a past
Assistant City Attorney regarding a Charter requirement for a
Departmental Trust Fund. The Director of Finance noted Section
1014 is obsolete in that it requires department heads to make daily
collections of money and deposit such funds into a departmental
trust fund. Under §504 the Director of Finance is given they
authority for the fiscal affairs of the City which encompasses the
above. As a housekeeping measure, Mr. Powell requested §1014 be
eliminated from the Charter. MSUC (Acton/Prescott) to accept Mr.
Powell's recommendation to eliminate Section 1014 from the Charter.
5. Report by City Attorney John M. Kaheny.
The City Attorney distributed an article from the 1/11/99 San Diego
Daily Journal relating to the "design -build" amendment. He will
review the City of San Diego's ordinance after it is drafted and
report back to the Commission.
Charter Review Commission Minutes
January 11, 1999
Page 2
3. Mayor's Salary Proposal.
The Commission packet included background material from 1988
outlining the issue of Mayor/Council salaries. Chair Dorso noted
two schools of thought regarding raises: (1) an automatic trigger
mechanism linked to the CPI, or, (2) the voters adopting ballot
propositions for salaries.
The City Attorney remarked the size of Chula Vista is comparable to
a City of San Diego Council District. Chula Vista is not mature
enough for a full-time Council --perhaps when the population reaches
250,000.
Member Acton questioned if Mayor and/or Council receive compensa-
tion as delegates on regional boards such as LAFCO, SANDAG, MTDB,
etc. In reviewing Mayor's present compensation of $46,210, Member
Blakely inquired how it had gotten to that figure. Attorney Kaheny
believed it was from CPI adjustments of approximately 3-4%, but
will check and report back.
Discussion ensued regarding tying salaries to a percentage of the
Board of Supervisors salary, which is a percentage of Superior
Court Judge's salary. Member Blakely inquired if Councilman Moot
made any specific recommendation regarding Mayor's salary and
whether it should be tied to a percentage of the Board of
Supervisors. In San Diego, Council salaries are reviewed by a
Salary Setting Commission, appointed by the Civil Service
Commission, who make recommendations to the City Council. . Member
Prescott stated it was interesting for a city to give control of
its salaries to another agency. Member Potter would like to
develop a formula that triggers a certain percentage.
It was suggested staff check with cities of similar size to see
what their Mayors receive as compensation.
6. Public Comments. - None
7. Members' Comments. - None
8. Adjournment.
MSUC (Potter/Prescott) to adjourn the meeting at 5:20 p.m. to the
next meeting on February 22, 1999 at 4:30 p.m.
Lorraine Kraker, Secretary