Ordinance No. 1701(22)
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lompoc,
County of Santa Barbara, State of California,
Amending Lompoc Municipal Code Section 2.04.020
Salaries of Council Members
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 36516(a) allows a City Council to
enact an ordinance providing for salaries for Council Members including the Mayor; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 36516(a)(2)(B) establishes that in
cities with populations between 35,000 and 50,000 Council Member salaries begin at $400 per
month; and
WHEREAS, Lompoc’s population as of the last federal census in 2020 was established
at 44,444; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 36516(a)(4) allows for increases in
Council Member salary provided the increase is adopted by ordinance and the amount of
additional compensation does not exceed an amount equal to 5% of the current salary for each
calendar year from the date of the last adjustment; and
WHEREAS, City of Lompoc (City) Council Member salaries were last adjusted by
Ordinance No. 1448(99) which increased salaries for each Council Member, including the
Mayor, from $300 [established by Ordinance No. 1238(85)] to $600 per month, with an
additional $200 per month for the Mayor, which took effect in the year 2000; and
b, the City Council now wishes to increase its salaries as provided by the
California Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMPOC DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Lompoc Municipal Code section 2.04.020 is hereby amended to read, in its
entirety, as follows:
2.04.020 Salaries of Council Members.
A. Council Members’ salaries shall be based on the population of the City of Lompoc, as
determined by Federal census or estimate validated by the California Department of
Finance or similar entity. As determined by the 2020 Federal census, the population of
the City of Lompoc was 44,444 persons.
B. Inasmuch as the last Council Member salary adjustment was approved in 1999 and
became effective in 2000, the salaries authorized herein are adopted pursuant to the
authority of California Government Code Section 36516.
C. Each member of the City Council, including the Mayor, shall receive as salary $1,200.00
per month.
D. The elected Mayor shall receive additional compensation of $200.00 per month.
E. The salaries authorized are exclusive of any amounts payable to each Council Member
as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
official duties for the City. The salaries authorized are exclusive of health insurance and
other benefits accruing to Council Members.
F. Council Member salaries are payable at the same time and in the same manner as
salaries paid to officers and employees of the City of Lompoc.
G. In accordance with Government Code Section 36516.5, the compensation established
by this Section shall be payable on and after the date of commencement of a new term
of office by one or more Council Members.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption. The City Clerk, or her
duly appointed deputy, shall attest to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause this
ordinance to be posted in the manner required by law.
This Ordinance was introduced on October 18, 2022, and duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lompoc at its duly noticed regular meeting on November 1, 2022, by the following
electronic vote:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of November 2022, by the following electronic vote:
AYES: Council Member(s): Jeremy Ball, Gilda Cordova, Dirk Starbuck, and Victor Vega.
NOES: Council Member(s): Mayor Jenelle Osborne.
ABSENT: Council Member(s): None