SUBJECT: Approval of the Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission’s Written Recommendation to the City Council Regarding the Recommended City Council Monthly Stipend to be $500 and the Mayor’s Monthly Stipend to be $600 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers the approval of the Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission’s written recommendation to increase the monthly stipend for the City Council and the Mayor. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving Resolution 2024-78, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, adopting the Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission’s recommendation to increase the monthly stipend it deems appropriate for the City Council and the Mayor pursuant to Section 402 of the City of Merced Charter; and, B. Approving a Supplemental Appropriation from the unreserved, unencumbered General Fund balance of $4,522 to cover the cost of the City Council stipend from January 2025 through June 2025.

Action Items Agenda Ready Introduced July 1, 2024

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: July 1, 2024
On agenda: July 15, 2024
Passed: July 15, 2024

Where it was heard