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Chapter 2 — Administration›Article I — IN GENERAL

Cypress Municipal Code § 2-3 City Hall designated

Cypress Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Cypress

Cite as: Cypress Municipal Code § 2-3 · Text as of 2026-10-05

The official City Hall, as such is known, where the transaction of the affairs of the city is carried on is hereby designated as that certain building located at 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California 90630, which shall be known as the "Cypress City Hall."

(Ord. No. 262, § 5; Ord. No. 457, 7-26-71)

§ 2-3.1. Salaries of councilmen—Based upon population.

Sections 2-3.1 to 2-3.6 are enacted pursuant to section 36514 of the Government Code, as added by chapter 286 of the Statutes of 1965, authorizing the council to provide by ordinance that each member of the council shall receive a prescribed salary, the amount of which is based upon the population of the city as determined by estimates made by the state department of finance.

(Ord. No. 299, § 1)

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§ 2-3.2. Same—Population of city.

As of the date of passage of Ordinance No. 299, first enacting sections 2-3.1 to 2-3.6,[1] the estimate of population of the city made by the department of finance was 15,350.

(Ord. No. 299, § 2; Ord. No. 743, § 1, 4-22-85)

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Editor's note: The ordinance from which these sections derive was passed January 24, 1966.

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§ 2-3.3. Same—Established.

(a) Each member of the council of the city shall receive as salary the sum of $400 per month, plus a 5% annual adjustment if approved by the city council pursuant to section 36516 of the Government Code, for cities over 35,000 up to and including 50,000 in population.

(b) Effective on January 1, 2007, the current city council salary of $755 per month, shall be adjusted to $832 per month, reflecting a 5% adjustment each for the years 2005 and 2006, specified in subsection (a).

(c) Council salaries shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as the salaries are paid to other officers and employees of the city.

(Ord. No. 299, § 3; Ord. No. 743, § 2, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 808, § 1, 10-10-88; Ord. No. 832, § 1, 12-11-89; Ord. No. 859, § 1, 1-14-91; Ord. No. 959, § 1, 11-12-96; Ord. No. 979, § 1, 11-9-98; Ord. No. 1004, § 1, 10-9-00; Ord. No. 1036, § 1, 10-28-02; Ord. No. 1061, § 1, 8-9-04; Ord. No. 1081, § 1, 8-14-06)

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§ 2-3.4. Same—Increase or decrease.

Following any new and later estimate of population made by the department of finance placing the city in a population category other than that set forth in section 2-3.3, the salary hereby payable to each member of the council shall be increased or decreased according to the schedule presented in Government Code § 36516.

(Ord. No. 299, § 4; Ord. No. 743, § 3, 4-22-85)

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§ 2-3.5. Same—Exclusive of reimbursement for necessary expenses.

The salaries prescribed herein are and shall be exclusive of any amounts payable to each member of the council as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of official duties for the city.

(Ord. No. 299, § 5)

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§ 2-3.6. (Reserved)

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Editor's note: Ord. No. 743, § 4, adopted Apr. 22, 1985, provided for the repeal of § 2-3.6 which provisions stated the operative date for increase in salaries of councilmen. Such section has been derived from Ord. No. 299, § 6.

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