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INFORMAL SURVEY OF COUNCIL COMPENSATION FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY CITIES
CAMPBELL – General Law with Mayor appointed annually
No response received.
CUPERTINO – General Law with Mayor and Vice Mayor appointed annually
City Council Ordinance No. 06-1985 set Council member salaries at $730.24 per month.
Council members also receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits, and
may qualify for Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) benefits.
Dental and life paid entirely by the City. Vision a portion and medical the difference
depending on what plan they get.
GILROY – Charter City with a directly elected Mayor (4 year term)
Mayor receives a monthly maximum of $1,211, annual maximum of $14,532
Council Members receive a monthly maximum of $807, annual maximum of $9,684
LOS ALTOS – General Law with Mayor appointed annually
No response received.
LOS ALTOS HILLS – General Law with Mayor appointed annually
Council currently receives $250 per month. The amount was just raised to the
maximum for our sized city to $300 – but that won’t go into effect until December 2018.
Council also receives full medical/dental/eye insurance coverage at the same rate for
employees. They must pay for any additional family members.
Council may also utilize the Town’s deferred compensation plan, but do not contribute
to CalPERS.
MILPITAS – General Law with a directly elected Mayor (2 year term)
Mayor receives $1,130.74 (base) per month
Council Members make $904.37 per month
Medical: The City pays up to the maximum of the CalPERS Kaiser rate. If the Council
Member selects a more expensive plan, the difference will be deducted from thei r
paycheck on a pre-tax basis.
Dental: The City pays up to the family premium amount for participatio n in the City’s
Delta Dental program.
Vision: The City pays up to the family premium amount for MES Vision (Blue Shield).
Car Allowance: In lieu of City-issued pool car to use for City business, Council members
may elect to receive a car allowance of $550 per month (paid $253.85 biweekly) for use
of their own car for City business.
Cell Phone: A City-issued cell phone will be provided. In lieu of cell phone, Council
members may elect to receive cell phone allowance of $95 per month (paid $43.85
biweekly).
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MONTE SERENO – General Law with Mayor appointed annually
Council Members serve voluntarily - no compensation, no benefits.
MORGAN HILL – General Law with a directly elected Mayor (2 year term)
Mayor receives $521 monthly.
Council Members receive $313 monthly
The Council Members pay a portion of the health benefits based on the total premium
they choose. The City pays the same amount towards their benefits as they pay for City
Employees.
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Charter City with Mayor appointed annually
Council members receive the following benefits:
Medical insurance at the same rates as Unrepresented full time employees
Dental insurance at the same rates as Unrepresented full time employees
Vision insurance at the same rates as Unrepresented full time employees
Flexible spending accounts (FSA): medical, dependent care, mass transit (employee
contributions)
City contribution of $150 per calendar year to each employee’s medical FSA
Short-term disability (STD) – City Paid
Long-term disability (LTD) – City Paid
Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance – Either $50,000 or 5x
annual salary
Employee assistance program (EAP) – City Paid
California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) benefits, including additional
benefits (optional membership)
Deferred compensation 457 plan (employee contributions)
Retiree health plan (Defined contribution plan with same City contributions as
unrepresented full time employees
Unemployment
Workers’ compensation
Professional/management development funds: $1000/fiscal year
Cell phone allowance: $50/month
Tuition reimbursement: $2000/year or up to $20,000 toward one degree
Mountain View homebuyer assistance program No.: D-13
Wellness Incentive Program: Up to $400/annually
Onsite gym access
Recreation program employee discount
Use of City vehicles for City business
Please note we are updating this document to reflect newly adopted contracts. The only item
above that changes this year is the retiree medical defined contribution plan contributions.
PALO ALTO – Charter City with Mayor and Vice Mayor appointed annually
Council Members receive $1,000.13 monthly
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SAN JOSE – Charter City with a directly elected Mayor (4 year term)
Mayor receives $125,000 to $137,000 annually
Council Members receive $92,000 to $102,000 annually
Health, dental, life and other benefits in accordance with benefits provided to
management employees in Unit 99 including vision insurance, flexible spending
accounts, medical reimbursement account and dependent care assistant program,
deferred compensation.
Retain current retirement benefits offered under the CalPERS Tier 2 Plan and the PTC
457 Defined Contribution plan.
Vehicle allowance of $500 per month for the Mayor and each Council Member
Council Members are required to pay $250 for each unexcused absence at scheduled
Council meetings, pursuant to City Charter.
SANTA CLARA – Charter City with Mayor appointed for a four-year term
No response received.
SARATOGA – General Law City with Mayor and Vice Mayor appointed annually
No response received.
SUNNYVALE – Charter City with Mayor appointed for two-year term in even-numbered years
Mayor receives $1,468.20 bi-weekly, $38,178.08 annually
Council Members receive $1101.14 bi-weekly, $28,692.60 annually
For each non-excused absence from a Council meeting there will be a reduction
equivalent to 20% of the monthly compensation.
Medical: City pays the required MEC of $128 monthly and provides an additional
monthly cafeteria contribution of $934.26 Council Member only, $1,996.52 Council
Member +1, or $2,633.88 Council Member + family that is used to pay the difference
between the MEC and actual medical premium costs. These amounts may cover Council
Member plus family medical benefits depending upon plan selection.
Dental: Council Member only is paid 100% by the City. Council Members choosing other
coverage levels will pay the difference in cost between their coverage level and the
Council Member only premium.
Vision: Council Member only is paid 100% by the City. Council Members choosing other
coverage levels will pay the difference in cost between their coverage level and the
Council Member only premium.
Retiree Medical: Council Member must retire from the City within 120 days of his/her
separation date from the City.