Cerritos Municipal Code Ch. 2.32 Salary for City Councilmembers

City councilmembers shall be paid a salary in the amount of five hundred dollars per month and shall, in addition, receive the same medical, dental, life, health insurance and retirement benefits, including payment of the councilmember’s required share of the retirement contribution, and wage adjustments as are provided to department heads of the city. In lieu of receiving such health insurance benefits, a councilmember may elect to receive an insurance allowance equivalent to the contribution which the city would otherwise make for such benefits. A councilmember may also elect to receive a retirement allowance equivalent to the councilmember’s required share which the city would otherwise make.

(Ord. 277 § 2, 1970; Ord. 463 § 2, 1974; Ord. 478 § 1, 1974; Ord. 597 § 1, 1982; Ord. 602 § 1, 1982; Ord. 616 § 2, 1983; Ord. 624 § 1, 1984)

(a) In addition to such other salary and benefits as are provided to members of the city council, members of the city council may from time to time receive complimentary tickets to attend performances at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in those circumstances when the city manager deems it appropriate that person(s) be hosted at a theatrical presentation. When requesting the councilmember(s) to host such person(s), the city manager shall consider the theatrical/artistic interests of specific members of the city council. Effort shall be made to rotate the distribution of complimentary tickets to members of the city council in an equitable manner.

(b) Annually, or as otherwise provided, each member of the city council who receives complimentary tickets to the Performing Arts Center shall file a statement with the city clerk at the same time as filings are required under the California Fair Political Practices Act, on a form prepared by the city, disclosing the events attended and the person(s) hosted at the request of the city manager.

(Ord. 717 § 1, 1992)