Title:
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Approval of Meeting Stipend Increase for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Commission Members
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01572
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a City Council Resolution approving a) a stipend increase for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Commission (SHRC) members from $75 per meeting to $100 per meeting attended effective January 15, 2020, and b) making related findings.
Contact: James Shields, Director of Administration, (916) 440-1308; Vickie Smith, Agency Clerk, (916) 440-1363, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Commission (SHRC) members receive a stipend for attending regularly scheduled Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Commission meetings. Stipends are provided to assist members with costs associated with transportation, child and/or elder care, and other related expenses incurred as a result of attendance at the scheduled meetings. The amount of the stipend has not been increased since 1991.
Policy Considerations: Per City Ordinance No. 81-071 adopted on July 28, 1981, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Commission compensation is established jointly by the City Council and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. The County approved the proposed increase on December 10, 2019.
Economic Impacts: If the stipend increase is approved, staff estimates that the additional amount needed for the SHRC will be $3500 per year. There is sufficient funding for the proposed stipend in the 2020 Agency Budget which was approved on November 5, 2019.
Environmental Considerations: The proposed action to increase the SHRC stipend does not constitute a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(2) and is exempt under The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pursuant to 24 CFR 58.34(a)(2) and (3).
Sustainability: Not applicable
Rationale for Recommendation: This report recommends that the stipends for SHRC members be increased to $100 per meeting or a maximum of $200 per month. Stipends paid to SHRC members have not been increased in more than 25 years. As the SHRC is a joint city/county group, SHRA staff reviewed compensation received by both City and County Commissions and Boards. Several Boards and Commissions with duties comparable to the SHRC receive stipends of $100 per meeting including the City’s Planning and Design Commission, the County’s Employee Retirement Board, and the County appointed Sunrise Recreation and Park District.
Financial Considerations: If the stipend increase is approved, staff estimates that the additional amount needed for the SHRC will be $3500 per year. There is sufficient funding for the proposed stipend in the 2020 Agency Budget which was approved on November 5, 2019.
LBE - M/WBE and Section 3 requirements: The items discussed in this report have no M/WBE impact; therefore, M/WBE considerations do not apply.