Ordinance No. 1036200
ORDINANCE NO. 1036
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 2- 3.3(b) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, ADJUSTING
COUNCIL COMPENSATION BY A 5% COST OF LIVING INCREASE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress, as a Charter City, may adjust
compensation of Council Members in conformity with provisions of its Charter; and
WHEREAS, the Charter allows for adjusting Council Members' compensation consistent
with the amounts established by the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Government Code Section 36516 et seq. authorizes an annual 5% cost
of living adjustment to City Council compensation; and
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election will be held on November 5, 2002, to elect
three (3) Council Members to the Cypress City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 2 -3.3 (b) of the Code of the City of Cypress shall be amended to read
as follows:
"(b) Effective on January 1, 2003, the current City Council salary
of Six Hundred Twenty -One Dollars ($621.00) per month, shall be
adjusted to Six Hundred Eighty -Five Dollars ($685.00) per month,
reflecting a 5% adjustment each for the years 2001 and 2002,
specified in subsection (a)."
Section 2: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify as to the passage
of this Ordinance and to give notice thereof by causing copies of this Ordinance to be posted in
three public places throughout the City.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 14th day of
October, 2002, and finally adopted and order posted at a regular meeting held on the 28th
day of October, 2002.
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MAYOR F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
Y CLERK OF TH ITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, JILL R. INGRAM - GUERTIN, City Clerk of the City of Cypress DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing was duly adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of said City
Council on the 28th day of October, 2002, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan, McGill, Piercy, McCoy and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY OF CYPRESS