Red Bluff Municipal Code § 2.7 City Council Compensation

(A) (1) The compensation for members of the City Council shall be $475 bi-monthly. The compensation for the City Treasurer and City Clerk shall be $150 bi-monthly. Council Members shall also be entitled to health insurance benefits that are available and paid for by the city for its employees at the same rates as the management group, however, participation in the health insurance policies is not required. The City Treasurer and City Clerk shall not be eligible for health insurance benefits.

(2) To qualify for bi-monthly compensation, elected officials shall complete the following as outlined below:

(a) All required training for elected officials per California state law shall be completed within 90 days from election or appointment and no later than 30 days from subsequent due dates as required by law.

(b) The State of California requires that all elected officials complete Form 700 and submit no later than April 1st of each year.

(c) Council Members. Each absence from a regularly scheduled bi-monthly Council meeting shall result in the waiving of a bi-monthly compensation.

(d) City Treasurer. All monthly Treasurer's reports shall be completed and submitted for Council approval no later than 60 days from the end of the month being reported.

(e) City Clerk. All City Council minutes shall be completed and submitted for Council approval no later than 60 days from the meeting being reported.

(B) The City Council members may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties pursuant to § 36514.5 of the California Government Code. Reimbursement for the use of their personal automobile will be at the rate recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. Meals will be reimbursed at the per diem rate provided for city employees or for actual expenses as evidenced by receipts.

(C) Travel by a City Council member that will result in expenses of more than $500 per trip will be approved by the City Council.

(D) An elected official may waive any or all compensation permitted by this section.

(Ord. 1078, passed 12-19-2023; Ord. 1093, passed 3-3-2026)

The purpose of §§ 2.7-1 through 2.7-9 is to establish procedures by which members of the public may request access to records of the City of Red Bluff in accordance with the California Public Records Act, California Government Code §§ 7920 through 7922 (the “Act”). These sections are adopted pursuant to the authority granted by the Act and other provisions of state law governing access to public records. Nothing in these sections is intended to expand or diminish the rights provided under state law.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

For purposes of §§ 2.7-1 through 2.7-9, the following definitions apply:

ACT. The California Public Records Act, California Government Code §§ 7920 through 7931, as may be amended from time to time.

DEPUTY CITY CLERK. The Deputy City Clerk of the City of Red Bluff or the Clerk’s designated representative.

PUBLIC RECORD. Every writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by the city, regardless of physical form or characteristics.

REQUEST. Any request, whether written or oral, for inspection or copying of public records.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

(A) Public Records shall be made available for inspection or copying upon request in accordance with the Act, subject to exemptions provided by law.

(B) Requests shall reasonably describe the records sought so that the city can locate the records with reasonable effort and specificity.

(C) Requests may be made in person, by mail, by electronic mail, or in such other written form as the Deputy City Clerk may prescribe.

(D) The city is not required to create new records, to answer questions posed by a requester, or to perform analysis of records except as otherwise expressly required by law.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

(A) All requests for public records shall be filed with the Deputy City Clerk.

(B) The Deputy City Clerk shall log each request, assign it a control number, and track the city’s response in accordance with the Act.

(C) If a request is made to another city department, that department shall immediately forward the request to the Deputy City Clerk.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

(A) Within ten calendar days of receipt of a request, the Deputy City Clerk shall determine whether the request, or any portion thereof, seeks disclosable public records in the city’s possession and shall promptly notify the requester of the determination and the reasons therefor. A notice may be sent in electronic or written form.

(B) The ten-day period may be extended once by written notice to the requester stating the reason for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected, for a period not to exceed an additional 14 calendar days, in accordance with state law.

(C) If the city determines that records are disclosable and available, it shall provide inspection of the records at a time agreeable to both parties, or provide copies of the records upon payment of applicable fees.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

(A) The city may charge for copies of public records in accordance with California Government Code § 7922.530 and as authorized by the Act.

(B) Fees shall be limited to the direct cost of duplication and any other costs expressly authorized by law (e.g., mailing, media costs).

(C) No fee shall be charged for time spent locating or reviewing records unless otherwise permitted by the Act, or unless a statutory exemption applies.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

(A) The city shall not disclose records that are exempt from disclosure under state or federal law.

(B) When reasonably possible, the city shall segregate and disclose all non-exempt material contained in an otherwise exempt document.

(C) Any denial of a request, or of a portion of a request, shall cite the specific legal authority supporting the denial and shall include contact information for the Deputy City Clerk.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

Nothing in §§ 2.7-1 through 2.7-9 shall authorize the destruction or withholding of records that are required to be retained under state law or city retention schedules. The Deputy City Clerk and department heads shall ensure that records requested under these sections are preserved until the request has been completed and any applicable appeal period has expired.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of §§ 2.7-1 through 2.7-9 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of those sections.

(Ord. 1095, passed 5-19-2026)