Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 15 Council Compensation

A. The compensation paid to all Councilmembers shall be $500.00 per month.

B. In addition to the compensation received as a Councilmember, the Mayor shall receive the additional sum of $200.00 per month.

C. In addition to the compensation provided to Councilmembers and the Mayor as provided in this section, they shall be entitled to elect to receive the health, dental, and vision coverage offered by the City to its non-safety bargaining group employees.

D. Any member of the City Council or the Mayor shall have the right to waive any and all of the salary or reimbursement provided for in this section.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)

The population of the City shall be determined by the last decennial census as amended annually by the State Department of Finance.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)

All Councilmembers are entitled to and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred within the scope of their duties as a City Councilmember.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)

A. Pursuant to the requirements of Government Code section 36518 and any other applicable state laws, the City Clerk and the City Treasurer shall, respectively, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, each execute a bond in accordance with the requirements of the provisions of the Government Code and any other laws of the State applying or relating to bonds of public officers. The penal sum of such respective bonds shall be and the same is hereby respectively fixed by the City Council as follows:

1. City Clerk. The official bond of the City Clerk shall be in the penal sum or amount of $10,000.00.

2. City Treasurer. The official bond of the City Treasurer shall be in the penal sum or amount of $1,000.00.

B. In the event that the bonds are executed by the City Clerk and City Treasurer pursuant to subsection A of this section, the bonds shall be joint and several in form and shall be signed by the respective principals and by the corporate surety, which surety must be authorized as provided by law to transact a general surety business in the State, and each of the bonds must be conditioned as provided by law. Each of the bonds shall be subject to the approval of the City Council as to sufficiency of the surety and as to provisions, and by the City Attorney as to form.

C. The bonds or other security of the City Treasurer and the City Clerk shall be filed in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)

The compensation of all appointive officers and employees of the City shall be such sums as the City Council may from time to time fix by resolution or employment agreement.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)