Del Norte County Municipal Code § 2.04

NOTE: Sections 2.04.21 through 2.04.25 that were adopted and amended by Ordinances 2001-012 and 2000008 have been repealed by Ord. 2022-003.

Regular meetings of the board of supervisors of the county shall be held at the Board of Supervisors Chambers in Crescent City on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month provided however, that regular sessions may be adjourned at any time as may be determined by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 2005-18 § 2, 2005; Ord. 2000-008 § 2, 2000; Ord. 93-03 § 1, 1993; Ord. 79-13 §1, 1979; Ord. 252 §1, 1957)

Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive two thousand two hundred seventy-seven dollars and sixty-seven cents ($2,277.67) per biweekly pay period as compensation for services required of him/her by law or by virtue of his/her office for each pay period during which such supervisor holds office. Such salary shall be prorated for the first and last pay period of his/her term.

(Ord. 2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025; Ord. 2007-007 § 2, 2007; Ord. 2006-010 § 2, 2006; Ord. 2005-17 § 2, 2005; Ord. 2002-008 § 2, 2002; Ord. 2000-008 § 9, 2000; Ord. 2000-004 § 2, 2000; Ord. 99-009 § 2, 1999; Ord. 98-03 § 2, 1998; Ord. 97-18 § 2, 1997; Ord. 94-16 § 2, 1994; Ord. 89-03 § 1, 1989; Ord. 88-22 § 1, 1988; Ord. 77-22 § 1 (part), 1977)

Section 2.04.40 Activation Clause is hereby repealed in its entirety.

(Ord. 2002-008 § 3 (part), 2002; Ord. 2000-008 § 10, 2000; Ord. 2000-004 § 3, 2000; Ord. 99-009 § 3, 1999; Ord. 98-03 § 3, 1998)

As additional compensation the designated chair of the board of supervisors shall receive the additional sum of one hundred dollars and no cents ($100.00) biweekly for additional services required of him/her by law or by virtue of his/her acting in this role.

(Ord. 2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025; Ord. 2002-008 § 3 (part), 2002; Ord. 2000-008 § 12, 2000; Ord. 2000-008 § 11, 2000; Ord. 2000-004 §5, 2000; Ord. 2000-004 § 4, 2000)

1. Board member benefits are established equal to current Elected Department Head benefits. These benefits are county health insurance, including vision and dental, at a cost of 5% of compensation; dependent covered health insurance at the rates provided in the approved county health plan; county paid term life insurance in the amount of $100,000 plus a year of salary or two (2) years salary (whichever is greater); travel and transportation reimbursement as provided in the Del Norte County Code; Retiree Medical Benefits beginning after completion of two full terms or ten (10) years of county service at the rates in the approved county health plan; and membership in the Del Norte County Employees' Retirement System in the applicable plan based on date of hire.

Section 1. Term Limits. No person may serve as such for more than three total terms. It shall be of no consequence whether the terms are consecutive. Any person, whether by appointment or election, who serves a partial term in excess of two (2) years shall be deemed to have served one full term. This chapter will apply prospectively. Therefore, current supervisors can continue to run for re-election and hold seats on the Board of Supervisors as long as voters re-elect them. Term limits shall apply to new supervisors who commence a term of office after January 1, 2019.

Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision.

Section 3. Conflicting Initiatives. In the event that this ordinance and another measure or initiative limiting or changing the number of terms a person may serve in office on the Board of Supervisors shall appear on the same election ballot, the provision of the other measure or initiative shall be deemed in conflict with this ordinance, and in the event this ordinance receives a greater number of affirmative votes, the provisions of this ordinance shall prevail in its entirety, and the other measure shall be void.

Section 4. Certification. This ordinance shall not become operative until certification of an affirmative majority vote at the June 5, 2018 Statewide General Election.

(Ord. 2017-003)

Effective the first full pay period in October of 2026, and continuing thereafter until October 2028, each member of the board of supervisors will receive a compensation adjustment based on the Western Region Consumer Price Index year over year (12 month) percentage change for August of that year, as reported in September of the same year. However, this compensation adjustment shall not be less than two- and one-half percent (2.5%) and not more than four percent (4%). The Board of Supervisors shall revisit Section 2.04.80 Cost Of Living Adjustment from time to time, but no less than every three years beginning in 2029.

By a four fifths (4/5ths) majority vote of the board of supervisors, due to financial hardship or other factors deemed appropriate for this action by the board, an annual cost of living adjustment may be waived for all supervisors.

(Ord. 2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025)