Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Newark Municipal Code Ch. 2.09 City Councilmembers— Compensation
Newark Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Newark
Cite as: Newark Municipal Code Chapter 2.09 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 507, § 1(Exh. A), adopted Sept. 27, 2018, repealed the former Ch. 2.09, §§ 2.09.010—2.09.030, and enacted a new Ch. 2.09 as set out herein. The former Ch. 2.09 pertained to city councilmembers—salaries and derived from Ord. 363, § 1(part), adopted in 2000; Ord. 383, § 1(part), adopted in 2003; Ord. 400, § 1, adopted in 2004; Ord. 408, § 1, adopted in 2005; and Ord. 417, § 1, adopted in 2006.
2.09.010 - Salary.¶
A. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 36516 and 36516.5, each councilmember, other than the mayor, shall receive a salary of one thousand four hundred fifty-three dollars per month commencing January 1, 2025.
B. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36516.1, the elective mayor shall receive compensation in the amount of three thousand one hundred seventy-nine dollars per month commencing January 1, 2025.
C. The compensation from the city to the city councilmembers and mayor under this section shall be reviewed during each two year biennial budget cycle. Any such review shall include consideration of: (1) the Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose; and (2) any increases in compensation awarded to city staff since the previous adjustment to councilmembers' compensation. Any increase to the city councilmembers compensation shall be limited to five percent per calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 36516.
(Ord. No. 507, § 1(Exh. A), 9-27-2018; Ord. No. 537, § 2, 7-28-2022; Ord. No. 551, § 2, 9-26-2024)
2.09.020 - Benefits.¶
A. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 53200 through 53210, each city councilmember and the mayor may participate in any health and welfare benefits offered by the city to its employees pursuant to the compensation and benefit plan for city officials and the management, supervisory, and professional employee group ("the plan"). For the purposes of this subsection, the term "health and welfare benefits" shall mean medical, dental, and vision programs offered by the city, pursuant to the plan, excluding any cash-in-lieu or cash out options.
B. The city's payments towards any benefits elected under subsection A. shall be equivalent to any payments made by the city for city employees pursuant to the plan.
(Ord. No. 507, § 1(Exh. A), 9-27-2018)
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