DATE: May 6, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Human Resources Department
TITLE: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS ADJUSTING THE SALARY FOR THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt resolutions adjusting the salary for the City Clerk and City Treasurer pursuant to Sections 2.15 and 2.17.3 of the Oceanside City Code.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Government Code Section 36517 provides that City Clerk and the City Treasurer shall receive, at stated times, a compensation fixed by ordinance or resolution. Oceanside City Code (OCC) Section 2.15 provides that the salary of the City Clerk shall be set by resolution of the City Council. And OCC Section 2.17.3 provides that the City Treasurer shall receive such compensation as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the City Council.
Salaries of the elected City Clerk and City Treasurer were last modified in 2015. At the April 8, 2026, City Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to bring back a resolution for consideration increasing the City Clerk and City Treasurer pay consistent with past practice setting salaries consistent with the City Council. At that same April 8, 2026 meeting, the City Council introduced an ordinance that would set City Council base pay at $2,802.49 or $33,629.85 annually. This resolution would apply that same salary to the City Clerk and City Treasurer, with a recommended effective date of the first pay period in July 2026. Benefits and other compensation in addition to salary will continue to be in accordance with Resolution No. R95-207.
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Current Salary
Proposed Salary
City Clerk
$2,015.16/month
$2,802.49/month
City Treasurer
$2,015.16/month
$2,802.49/month
At the April 8 meeting, the City Council also directed staff to look into a related issue where the City Treasurer is receiving additional pay to serve as both the Community Development Commission (CDC) Treasurer ($100/mont...
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