Ordinance No. 959ORDINANCE NO. 959
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 November 25, 1996, two (2) Council seats will be
filled as a result of the November 5, 1996 General Election,
creating new terms of office.
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 December 13, 1996, the current City
Council salary of Four Hundred Eighty -six Dollars
($486.00) per month shall be adjusted to Five Hundred Ten
Dollars ($510.00) per month, reflecting a 5% adjustment
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 28th day of October 1996, and finally adopted and
ordered posted at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of
November 1996.
ATTEST:
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
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 12th day of
November 1996; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 3 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carroll, Jones, and Bowman
NOES: 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Age and Kerry
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CI LERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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