Mono County Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 Board of Supervisors

The regular meetings of the board shall be held at the county seat on the first, second, and third Tuesdays of each month at the hour of nine a.m. unless otherwise directed by the board. Should any such Tuesday fall on a legal holiday, the regular meeting of the board shall be held on the next business day. Adjourned regular meetings of the board may be held at any time and place within the county deemed appropriate by the board and permitted by applicable state law.

(Ord. 98-04 § 1, 1998: Ord. 97-02, 1997: Ord. 86-453-E § 1, 1986: Ord. 84-453-D § 1, 1984: Ord. 84-453-C § 1, 1984: Ord. 78-453-B § 1, 1978: Ord. 77-453-A § 1, 1977: Ord. 74-453 § 2, 1974.)

Special meetings of the board may be called in the manner provided by Sections 54956 and 54956.5 of the Government Code of the state. The order calling the special meeting shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted at such meeting, and no other business shall be considered at that meeting.

(Ord. 81-493 § 1, 1981: Ord. 73-434 § 1(B), 1973.)

Effective beginning with the first full pay period in July of 2024, the following shall apply:

A. The salary of members of the board of supervisors not serving as chair shall be twenty-six and one-half percent of the salary paid to judges of the superior courts of California as calculated pursuant to Government Code section 68203 or any successor thereto. Any future changes to the salaries of said judges shall apply, prospectively only, to the salaries of members of the board of supervisors as necessary to maintain the members' salaries at twenty-six and one-half percent.

B. The salary of the chair of the board of supervisors shall be twenty-eight and one-half percent of the salary paid to judges of the superior courts of California as calculated pursuant to Government Code section 68203 or any successor thereto. Any changes to the salaries of said judges shall apply, prospectively only, to the salary of the chair of the board of supervisors as necessary to maintain the chair's salary at twenty-eight and one-half percent.

C. Members of the board and their dependents shall be entitled to the same medical care, dental care, and vision care coverage provided to all county employees, and to the same term life insurance provided to all county department heads (elected and appointed). Members of the board shall also continue to have the option of being members of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), and shall be responsible for paying the employee's share of any retirement contributions owed to CalPERS as determined by the county's contract with CalPERS and County policy, and also any employee share of the "normal cost" of retirement benefits that may be mandated by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).

(Ord. 08-01 § 1, 2008: Ord. 06-12 § 1, 2006: Ord. 05-07 § 1, 2005: Ord. 04-07 § 1, 2004: Ord. 04-01 § 1, 2004: Ord. 03-02 § 1, 2003: Ord. 85-405-L § 1, 1985; Ord. 84-405-K § 1, 1984: Ord. 83-405-J § 1, 1983: Ord. 82-405-I § 1, 1982: Ord. 81-405-H § 1, 1981; Ord. 81-405-6 § 1, 1981: Ord. 80-405-F § 1, 1980: Ord. 79-405-F § 1, 1979: Ord. 79-405-E § 1, 1979: Ord. 77-405-D § 1, 1977: Ord. 76-405-C § 1, 1976: Ord. 75-405-B § 1, 1975: Ord. 74-405-A § 1, 1974: Ord. 405 § 2, 1971.)

(Ord. No. 09-04, § 1, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. 21-04, § 1, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 24-005, § 1, 4-9-2024)

Authority for Section 2.04.030 is the amendment to Article 11 of the California Constitution, more specifically known as subsection B of Section 1 of Article 11, wherein the legislative body of any county has the power to determine the compensation of its members.

(Ord. 405 § 1, 1971.)

A. Upon request of a supervisor-elect, county general fund moneys may be used prior to the assumption of office by that supervisor-elect, for the training and orientation of that supervisor-elect including the payment of course fees, travel and per diem expenses, course materials, and consultant fees.

B. Such training and orientation programs, and expenses therefor, shall be those the board deems proper and beneficial to the exercise of supervisorial duties by newly elected supervisors.

C. In order to receive training and orientation funds, the supervisor-elect shall:

1. Make a formal request of the board of supervisors;

2. Comply with county reimbursement claim procedure.

(Ord. 82-504, 1982.)

As additional compensation, each member of the board of supervisors shall receive a monthly automobile allowance in the amount of seven hundred ninety dollars, in recognition of the considerable amount of driving necessary for board members to attend public meetings and other functions in their official capacities within the territorial boundaries of Mono County and the contiguous northern territory of Inyo County bounded to the south by (and encompassing) the Bishop region. In addition, members of the board may be reimbursed for actual miles driven on county business to and from destinations outside of the aforementioned territory on the same terms and conditions that reimbursement is provided to other management-level officers and employees of the county.

(Ord. 06-08 § 1, 2006: Ord. 00-10 § 1, 2000.)

(Ord. No. 09-04, § 2, 10-6-2009)