Paradise Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 Town Council

The town council shall hold one regular meeting at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California, on the second Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:00 p.m. When the day for any regular meeting of the council falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall not be held on such holiday, but shall be held at the same hour and place on the next succeeding day thereafter which is not a holiday. Regular meetings shall be held and notice given according with Government Code Section 54954.

(Ord. No. 525, § 1, 8-7-2012; Ord. No. 513, § 1, 2-8-2011; Ord. No. 494, § 1, 7-28-2009; Ord. 330, §1, 1999: Ord. 299, §1, 1998: Ord. 269m §1, 1996: Ord. 122m §1, 1984: Ord. 106m §5, 1983: Ord. 86m §1, 1983: Ord. 65m §1, 1982: Ord. 63m §1, 1982: Ord. 32m §1, 1980: Ord. 3m §1 (a), 1979)

Special meetings may be called by the mayor, or a majority of the councilmembers by personally delivering, or by mail, or by telephone if written notice is waived, notice to each councilmember and each person who is required to be given notice of the meeting. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted, and be in accordance with Section 54956 of the Government Code. No other business shall be considered at such meeting.

(Ord. 269, §2, 1996: Ord. 3, §1 (b), 1979)

The town council may, from time to time, meet in study meetings or sessions, open to the public, at the time and place designated by the mayor or a majority of the councilmembers. Study meetings shall be held and notice given in accordance with Government Code Section 54956 in the same manner as the holding of a special meeting, including the public's right to participate in the subject matter of the meeting.

(Ord. 269, §3, 1996: Ord. 3, §1 (c), 1979)

This chapter is enacted pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code authorizing the town council to provide by ordinance that each member of the town council may 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. 157(part), 1986)

A. The salary established by this section is enacted under Section 36516 Government Code, which authorizes the town council to provide by ordinance that each member of the council may receive salary based upon the population of the town as determined by estimates made by the state Department of Finance.

B. The latest estimate of population of the town of Paradise made by the state Department of Finance is twenty-six thousand, three hundred fifty (26,300).

C. Each member of the town council may receive the sum of three hundred dollars as provided in Section 36516 of the Government Code. The salary is payable at the same time and in the same manner as the salary is paid to the officers and employees of the town.

D. The salary prescribed by this section is exclusive of any other amount payable to a member of the town council as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

E. The town council finds and determines that the members of the council are the equivalent of thirty-two (32) hour per week, part-time employees.

F. Town council members shall be eligible for enrollment in the town's health benefits package based upon the same terms as provided to town management employees.

G. Subsections C and F shall become operative upon the date when a member of the town council becomes eligible for the salary and benefits prescribed by virtue of beginning a new term of office. Until such operative date, the town council and the mayor shall continue to receive the salary and compensation in accordance with Ordinance No. 183.

H. The three hundred dollar ($300.00) salary as set forth in subsection C for council members electing to enroll in the town's health benefits package as set forth in subsection G shall be applied toward the town's contribution cap portion of the health benefits premium for thirty-two (32) hour per week, part-time employees. In addition, council members shall be required to pay any amount exceeding the maximum amount paid by the town for its thirty-two (32) hour per week, part-time employees.

I. Town Council members shall each receive a monthly travel allowance of ninety dollars ($90.00) to reimburse them for routine town related travel costs within Butte County.

J. The salary set forth in subsection C. shall be implemented as of July 1, 2006 and shall be payable thereafter each month to town council members.

(Ord. 157(part), 1986: Ord. 183, §1, 1988: Ord. 366, §1, 2001: Ord. No. 454, § 1, 9-26-06)