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CA:RMM:LCB Santa Monica. California
City Council Meeting: September 20, 1983
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6751(CC5)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS. the City of Santa Monica has created various Boards
and Commisisons by lts charter and ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
appoints citizens to serve on the Boards and Commissions; and
WHEREAS, Section 1005 of the City Charter provides that
members
of
Boards
and
Commlsisons "shall serve without
compensation for their serVlces as such"; and
WHEREAS, Councilmembers serve wlthout compensatlon but do
receive the amount of $50.00 per month as relmbursement for
expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Clty Councll of the City of Santa Monlca finds
that members of Boards and Commlssions, like Councilmembers,
incur expenses for Chl1d care, telephone, travel, and stationery,
among other things, in connection with their public service to
the City of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica finds
that it is an economic hardship for many members of Boards and
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Commissions
incur
their own expenses related to the
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performance of their public duties: and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica finds
that reimbursing members of Boards and Commissions for the
expense incurred in the performance of their public duties will
encourage participation on Boards and Commisisons by all economic
segments of the community; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 1981, the City Council adopted
Resolution Number 6414 (CCS), providing for reimbursement of
expenses for members of Boards and Commissions at the standard
rate of $25.00 per meeting not to exceed $50.00 per month: and
WHEREAS, in adoptlng Resolution Number 6414 (CCS), the City
Council found that a voucher system for reimbursement of expenses
would result in unnecessary adminlstrative costs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to
WhlCh it relmburses members of Boards
expenses: and
WHEREAS, this revislon is not in response to Scaccianoce v.
City of Santa Monlca, et al., Los Angeles Superlor Court Case
Number WEe 078454, which u~successfully sought a prelimlnary
lnJunction agalnst the implementation of Resolution Number 6414
revise the system by
and commissions for
(ccs) :
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That members of Boards and Commissions created by
the City Charter or by ordinance shall be reimbursed for expenses
in the amount of up to $25.00 per meeting not to exceed the
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amount
of
$50.00
per
month pursuant to the forms and
admlnlstrative procedures WhlCh the Clty shall establish, which
procedures will permit mileage reimbursement for travel only
outside the City of Santa Monica.
Section 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be 1n full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
20th
DAY
OF September 20
, 1 983 .
MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
NO. 6751 (CCS) r. WAS D U l Y ADO P TED B Y THE C I T Y CO U N C I l 0 F THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ~T A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON
September 2,0
, 1983 BY THE FOllOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Conn, Epsteln, Jennings, Reed,
and Mayor Edwards
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Press and Zane
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Kane
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK