Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

A. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. When the first or third Tuesday falls on a holiday, the City Council meeting shall be held on the Wednesday following the Tuesday holiday. No City Council meetings shall be held on Federal, State or City holidays. Regular City Council meetings, unless otherwise posted, shall be held in the City Council Chambers located at 11711 West Drive commencing at a time designated by the City Council Meeting Guidelines and Procedures, and may be changed by resolution.

B. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the City Council shall be held in the City Council Chambers at any time deemed necessary upon the call of the Mayor or, in his or her absence or unwillingness to make such call, upon the call of a majority of the members of the City Council, except that no special meeting shall be held on Federal, State or City holidays. Notice of any such meeting shall be given in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950 et seq., as amended.

(Prior code § 30.01)

A. Each member of the City Council shall receive a salary in the amount of $1,111.62 per month.

B. The City’s Mayor shall receive a salary in the amount of $1,429.28 per month.

C. Each member of the City Council, including the Mayor, who is a member of a City Council-assigned committee, shall receive a stipend from the City of $75 per committee meeting in which they are in attendance. This stipend shall only apply when an outside committee does not provide a stipend to the City Councilmember or Mayor. This stipend, when applicable, is in addition to the salaries specified in subsections A and B.

D. All sums to be paid as salaries to the Mayor and to members of the City Council shall be a debt of the City and shall be paid monthly.

(Prior code § 30.02; Ord. 658 4-17-18; Ord. 706 1-4-20)

The City Council shall have the right to contract with the County or other public agency, pursuant to the laws of the State and of the County, for the performance and execution by designated County or other public officials of the rights, powers and duties of officers, officials and employees of the City. Whenever by law or any ordinance of the City, whether set forth in full or by adoption by reference, any power or authority is granted to an officer, official or employee, the power or authority is conferred upon the appropriate officer, official or employee of the City, or the appropriate officer, official or employee of the County or other public agency with whom a contract has been entered into.

(Prior code § 30.03)

If a vacancy occurs on the City Council, including the office of Mayor, the City Council shall fill the vacancy by either appointment of a new Councilmember or calling a special election. Any Council action must comply with California Government Code Section 36512, as may be amended.

(Prior code § 30.04; Ord. 704 12-3-19)

Selection of Mayor Pro Tem shall be addressed in the City Council Meeting Guidelines and Procedure, and may be changed by resolution.

(Prior code § 30.05)

Commencing in November 2020, a directly-elected Mayor shall have a four-year term. The directly-elected Mayor shall have a term limit of two terms.

(Ord. 677 11-6-18)