REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase the Councilmember and Mayor Stipend Amounts Pursuant to City Charter Section 605
Report
BACKGROUND
This report recommends amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to increase the Councilmember and Mayor stipend amounts for 2026 in accordance with City Charter Section 605, which provides for annual cost-of-living adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
EXISTING POLICY
City Charter Section 605. Compensation: Annually on January 1, the compensation of the Council and Mayor shall increase by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the preceding October's 12-month rolling average of the Consumer Price Index - Urban (CPI-U) for San Francisco- Oakland-Hayward. In no event shall the CPI-U compensation adjustment exceed 5% per year, or result in a compensation decrease.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) in that is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment, and section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
Staff recommends adopting a resolution amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay pursuant to City Charter Section 605, which provides Council with annual cost-of-living increases based on CPI-U, not to exceed 5% and not to result in a compensation decrease.
Under normal circumstances, the 12-month rolling average is calculated using the December through October bimonthly CPI-U data. However, due to the federal government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics cancelled ...
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