Each of the duly constituted incumbents of the elective offices or positions of the City shall be entitled to receive for services in such office or position a salary in the respective amounts as follows:
Mayor
$7,875.00 monthly
City Council Member
$3,937.00 monthly
City Clerk
$1,616.00 monthly
City Treasurer
$404.00 monthly
(Ord. 2434 1-25-83; Ord. 91-1 1-29-91; Ord. 95-2 1-17-95; Ord. 96-32 11-26-96)
(Ord. 98-24 12-1-99; Ord. 20-16 9-22-20)
Commencing on the Sunday next succeeding the declaration of the results of the general municipal election to be held in April 1973 and notwithstanding the foregoing salary provisions, each member of the City Council shall thereafter receive as compensation a sum equal to the maximum compensation which may be paid to Councilmembers of a General Law City of the State of California, the population of the City; and the Mayor shall at such time receive as compensation a sum equal to twice the highest compensation which may be paid to a City Councilmember of the City pursuant hereto. Until a change of salary shall have become fully operative pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, the salaries above designated shall continue to be paid.
(Ord. 2052 2-26-71)
The monthly salary rate schedule applicable to employees of the City is set forth as follows:
MONTHLY SALARY RATE SCHEDULE
1
285.000
2
287.850
3
290.729
4
293.636
5
296.572
6
299.538
7
302.533
8
305.559
9
308.614
10
311.700
11
314.817
12
317.966
13
321.145
14
324.357
15
327.600
16
330.876
17
334.185
18
337.527
19
340.902
20
344.311
21
347.754
22
351.232
23
354.744
24
358.291
25
361.874
26
365.493
27
369.148
28
372.839
29
376.568
30
380.334
31
384.137
32
387.978
33
391.858
34
395.777
35
399.734
36
403.732
37
407.769
38
411.847
39
415.965
40
420.125
41
424.326
42
428.569
43
432.855
44
437.184
45
441.555
46
445.971
47
450.431
48
454.935
49
459.484
50
464.079
51
468.720
52
473.407
53
478.141
54
482.923
55
487.752
56
492.629
57
497.556
58
502.531
59
507.557
60
512.632
61
517.759
62
522.936
63
528.166
64
533.447
65
538.782
66
544.170
67
549.611
68
555.107
69
560.658
70
566.265
71
571.928
72
577.647
73
583.423
74
589.258
75
595.150
76
601.102
77
607.113
78
613.184
79
619.316
80
625.509
81
631.764
82
638.082
83
644.462
84
650.907
85
657.416
86
663.990
87
670.630
88
677.337
89
684.110
90
690.951
91
697.860
92
704.839
93
771.887
94
719.006
95
726.196
96
733.458
97
740.793
98
748.201
99
775.683
100
763.240
101
770.872
102
778.581
103
786.367
104
794.230
105
802.173
106
810.194
107
818.296
108
826.479
109
834.744
110
843.092
111
851.523
112
860.038
113
868.638
114
877.325
115
886.098
116
894.959
117
903.908
118
912.948
119
922.077
120
931.298
121
940.611
122
950.017
123
959.517
124
969.112
125
978.803
126
988.591
127
998.477
128
1,008.462
129
1,018.547
130
1,028.732
131
1,039.019
132
1,049.410
133
1,059.904
134
1,070.503
135
1,081.208
136
1,092.020
137
1,102.940
138
1,113.969
139
1,125.109
140
1,136.360
141
1,147.724
142
1,159.793
143
1,170.793
144
1,182.501
145
1,194.326
146
1,206.269
147
1,218.332
148
1,230.515
149
1,242.820
150
1,255.248
151
1,267.801
152
1,280.479
153
1,293.284
154
1,306.216
155
1,319.279
156
1,332.471
157
1,345.796
158
1,359.254
159
1,372.847
160
1,386.575
161
1,400.441
162
1,414.445
163
1,428.590
164
1,442.876
165
1,457.304
166
1,471.877
167
1,486.596
168
1,501.462
169
1,516.477
170
1,531.642
171
1,546.958
172
1,562.428
173
1,578.052
174
1,593.832
175
1,609.771
176
1,625.868
177
1,642.127
178
1,658.548
179
1,675.134
180
1,691.885
181
1,708.804
182
1,725.892
183
1,743.151
184
1,760.582
185
1,778.188
186
1,795.970
187
1,813.930
188
1,832.069
189
1,850.390
190
1,868.894
191
1,887.583
192
1,906.458
193
1,925.523
194
1,944.778
195
1,964.226
196
1,983.868
197
2,003.707
198
2,023.981
199
2,043.981
200
2,064.421
201
2,085.065
202
2,105.916
203
2,126.975
204
2,148.245
205
2,169.727
206
2,191.425
207
2,213.339
208
2,235,472
209
2,257.827
210
2,280.405
211
2,303.209
212
2,326.242
213
2,349.504
214
2,372.999
215
2,396.729
216
2,420.696
217
2,444.903
218
2,469.352
219
2,494.046
220
2,518.986
221
2,544.176
222
2,569.618
223
2,595.314
224
2,621.267
225
2,657.480
226
2,673.955
227
2,700.694
228
2,727.701
229
2,754.978
230
2,782.528
231
2,810.353
232
2,838.457
233
2,866.841
234
2,895.510
235
2,924.465
236
2,953,709
237
2,983.246
238
3,013.079
239
3,043.210
240
3,073.642
241
3,104.378
242
3,135.422
243
3,166.776
244
3,198.444
245
3,230.428
246
3,262.733
247
3,295.360
248
3,328.313
249
3,361.597
250
3,395.213
251
3,429.165
252
3,463.456
253
3,498.091
254
3,533.072
255
3,568.403
256
3,604.087
257
3,640.128
258
3,676.529
259
3,713.294
260
3,750.427
261
3,787.931
262
3,825.811
263
3,864.069
264
3,902.709
265
3,941.736
266
3,981.154
267
4,020.965
268
4,061.175
269
4,101.787
270
4,142.804
271
4,184.233
272
4,226.075
273
4,268.336
274
4,311.019
275
4,354.129
276
4,397.670
277
4,441.647
278
4,486.064
279
4,530.924
280
4,576.233
The respective schedule numbers allocated and assigned to the nonelective employees and officers of the City shall be established and changed from time to time by ordinance.
(Ord. 1953 7-1-68)
(Ord. 2397 5-5-81)
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this Chapter, in case of any emergency or unusual circumstances or conditions which may exist or arise within the City, or in any office, department or branch of service thereof, the Mayor (or the Administrative Officer in the absence or disability, or with the consent, of the Mayor) shall have the right and he or she is hereby authorized, either directly or through the head of the office, department, or branch of service affected or involved, to employ such number of additional assistants, helpers, clerks, stenographers, laborers, or other employees as in the opinion of such Mayor (or Administrative Officer in the absence or disability of, or if designated by the Mayor) may be necessary in order to meet and properly dispose of any and all conditions, problems, and effects which might arise out of or be due to any such emergency or unusual circumstances or conditions; together with full power in any and all such cases to fix the respective reasonable compensations to be paid such additional employees for such emergency service. Such emergency service shall not continue, however, for a longer period than seven successive days, unless by further authority of the City Council, expressed by resolution.
The appointive authority of each officer and employee of the City shall designate such officer's and employee's working schedule.
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See Civ. Service rules III, § 10 for detailed regulations.
Any officer or employee of the City who sustains illness or injury in the course of his service to the City shall receive compensation, hospitalization benefits, surgical and medical attention in accordance with the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Laws of the State of California, as set forth in the Labor Code of said State; provided, however, that during the waiting period that is provided for by such laws, the employee shall be paid by the City his or her full average earnings from and including the day the injured or ill employee leaves work, as a result of his or her illness or injury.
In the event the illness or injury of the officer or employee is not compensable under the provisions of Workmen's Compensation Laws, then the employee shall be granted sick leave pay, in accordance with the provisions relating thereto of this Article and the employee shall, in such case, not receive compensation for hospitalization, surgical and/or medical benefits as heretofore provided unless so ordered by the City Council. Adjustment of the officer's or employee's account with the City, as provided for in this Article shall be made as soon as possible after the determination is made as to whether or not injury or illness is compensable under said laws.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, an employee, who is receiving disability payments under the Workmen's Compensation Act of the State, for temporary disability arising out of his or her employment by the City, shall receive the difference between the disability payments under the Workmen's Compensation Act and full salary during the first year of such disability absence. No portion of this period of one year shall be deducted from accrued sick leave.
The following regulations shall govern the granting of sick leave:
(a) 
Sick leave means the absence from duty due to the illness or injury not compensated for by Workmen's Compensation Insurance; exposure to contagious disease as evidenced by a certificate from a public health officer or acceptable medical authority; death or serious illness in the immediate family. Immediate family means spouse, child, brother, sister, parents, or parent-in-law.
(b) 
Each person employed by the City on a monthly basis shall be allowed one day's sick leave at his or her full rate of pay for each month of employment commencing on the first day of employment as a probationary employee; provided, however, that sick leave may be taken in advance of accrual by probationary employees not to exceed ten days, upon the written recommendation of the department head and the approval of the Administrative Officer. In the event of termination of any employee who has taken sick leave in advance of its accrual, the final payroll check of such employee shall be reduced in an amount equal to the sick leave that has been used before accrual.
(c) 
An employee shall be allowed, not to exceed five days in any calendar year, sick leave due to death or serious illness in the immediate family. In the event of death in the immediate family, the Department Head or the Administrative Officer may require a death certificate or other acceptable evidence be presented before the sick leave is allowed. In the event of a serious illness in the immediate family, a certificate of such illness and the need for the employee's absence by an acceptable medical authority may be required.
(d) 
Sick leave under this Section shall be applicable to all employees employed on a forty hour work week, and employees whose working schedule requires more or less than forty hours per week shall receive sick leave benefits in direct proportion (ratio) as their working schedule is to a forty-hour working schedule, provided that in no case shall the City Controller be required to compute sick leave in increments of less than four hours.
(e) 
The right to benefits under this sick leave plan shall continue only during the period that the employee is employed by the City. An employee on military leave will not be granted sick leave during the period that he or she is on military leave.
(f) 
Any employee to be absent because of sickness or other physical disability shall notify his or her Department Head or other superior officer at least one day prior to such absence if circumstances will permit.
(g) 
Upon the request of the employee's Department Head, the Administrative Officer may require the employee to submit to an examination by a physician appointed by the City, and if the results of the examination indicate the employee is unable to perform his or her duties or in performance of his or her duties will expose others to infection, the employee shall be placed on sick leave, until adequate medical evidence is submitted that the employee is competent to perform his or her duties or will not subject others to infection.
(h) 
Any employee in the case of illness may combine sick leave and vacation subject to the approval of his Department Head and the Administrative Officer, as provided in this Chapter.
(i) 
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, no employee shall be entitled to receive any payment or other compensation from the City while absent from duty for injury or disability received as a result of engaging in gainful employment other than by the City or by reason of engaging in business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation other than business or activity connected with his City employment.
(j) 
Any officer or employee who makes application for sick leave for a longer period than two days upon any single occasion shall file with the Department Head a certificate signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of California, that said employee was incapacitated from performing the duties of his or her position for each day that sick leave is requested. Authority shall also be given for the physician signing the certificate to disclose to the Administrative Officer or Mayor of the City information relating to the physical condition of the applicant requiring such sick leave. Sick leave shall be granted when the application for sick leave is approved by the Department Head and the Administrative Officer. The Department Head or Administrative Officer may also require such sick leave certificate from any employee making application for less than three days sick leave. The certificate shall be in such form as prescribed by the Administrative Officer and approved by the City Council.
(k) 
The City Council, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, may, upon recommendation of the Department Head, Administrative Officer, or on its own initiative, require an applicant for sick leave to be examined before a duly licensed physician, designated by the City Council. The Council may, upon receiving the report of such physician, refuse to allow granting of any sick leave provided for in this Chapter. The fees of such physician for services rendered under this subsection will be a charge against and be paid by the City.
(l) 
Whenever an application for sick leave is presented in proper form to the Department Head and approved by him, it shall be immediately referred to the Finance Director for checking as to the amount of sick leave time available to the applicant and shall thereafter be submitted to the Administrative Officer for approval.
(Ord. 1954 8-23-68; Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
Whenever it becomes necessary to prorate compensation, it shall be done by Council resolution.
(Ord. 2026 6-29-70)
In all cases where any officer or employee renders service to the City more than one department, and the City Council has not designated the amount or percentage of the compensation of such officer or employee to be charged against any particular department or departments, the Finance Director, with the approval of the Administrative Officer, may, for accounting purposes, determine and charge accordingly the amount of percentage of the compensation or salary of any such officer or employee which is to be charged each of the respective departments in which such service was rendered. So far as reasonably practicable, such charges when made against the various departments shall be substantially in proportion to the service rendered such respective departments.
(Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
Employees of the City may be required to wear an appropriate type of uniform clothing as prescribed by the Administrative Officer.
In the event that any employee who receives a uniform allowance should leave the service of the City before completing one year of service, the Finance Director shall deduct from the final pay of such employee the amount of any uniform reimbursement received.
(Ord. 1311 7-1-56; Ord. 2026 6-29-70; Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
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See Civ. Service Rules X, § 4 for detailed regulations.
In addition to the performance of their regular and ordinary duties, it shall be the duty of all of the officials of the city and of all policemen, firemen and other employees of said City, at all times and under all circumstances to go to the aid of all persons and animals in distress or danger, and render them such help and assistance as lies within the power of such officials, police officers, firefighters and/or employees.
In case any official, policeman, fireman or other employee of the City should be injured while rendering such additional services, such injury shall be deemed to be in the course of employment and subject to the benefits of Workers' Compensation Law.