Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Supervisor Dave Pine, District 1
Subject: Ordinance Establishing Compensation for Members of the Board of Supervisors
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adoption of an ordinance adding new Section 2.71.240 to Chapter 2.71 of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code establishing the compensation of the Members of the Board of Supervisors, increasing their annual base salary to an amount equal to 80% of the annual salary of the Superior Court Judge, State of California, and providing them an employer-paid deferred compensation benefit; previously introduced on December 3, 2024 and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
The County Charter allows the Board of Supervisors (Board) to change the compensation of Supervisors by ordinance, provided however that a Supervisor's compensation shall not increase during the term of office for which they were elected, above the percentage of increase in the costs of living.
Apart from these cost-of-living increases, the salary of the Board has not been reviewed or adjusted since July 2005, with the adoption of Ordinance 04274. At that time, the compensation was increased by 10% in order to bring Supervisor salaries up to an amount that approximated the average for five immediate Bay Area counties. After the change in compensation, the ordinance provided for an annual adjustment to the salary by the cost-of-living formula provided for in the County Charter.
DISCUSSION:
A. Salary and Benefits Survey
This year, the County's Human Resources Department was requested to review the Board's salary and other compensation in relation to the County's labor market comparators. The counties surveyed included Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma, which is consistent with the guidelines established in the County's Classificati...
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