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Ordinance No. 979420 ORDINANCE NO. 979 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, 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, on December 14, 1998, three (3) Council Members will commence their respective terms of office, as a result of their election at the November 3, 1998 General Municipal Election. 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, 1999, the current City Council salary of Five Hundred Ten Dollars ($510.00) per month shall be adjusted to Five Hundred Sixty -Three Dollars ($563.00) per month, reflecting a 5% adjustment each for the years 1997 and 1998, 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 26th day of October 1998, and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of November 1998. ATTEST: MAYOR • THE TY OF CYPRESS CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS 421 I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 9th day of November 1998; by the following roll call vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bowman, Carroll, Keenan, Piercy and Jones NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS