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The Livermore City Council is set Monday to consider an increase in monthly compensation for its future members — a raise that would become effective after representatives are sworn in this December.
Approval of the proposed ordinance would increase the council’s pay by 5%, wherein council members would earn $1,179.68 monthly and the mayor would earn $1,642.73 over the same time period.
The fiscal impact to the city is $3,635 annually, according to a staff report prepared by executive assistant Deborah Davis.
The proposal abides by the voter-approved Measure W, which established limits in Livermore more restrictive than the population-based compensation set out in the California Government Code. Measure W allows for compensation increase, but prohibits multi-year increases, according to the staff report.
The measure also caps increases at the lower of two rates: 5% or the change in the Bay Area’s consumer price index from the prior election cycle.
The council’s last compensation increase became effective during December 2024, and city staff recommend a compensation increase of 5% because the CPI increased 5.2% since the last term of office began in 2024.
The proposed increase is “significantly below” what the Government Code permits — the maximum monthly payment for the council members and the mayor is $1,900 plus the CPI adjustments or 5% annually since 2024, whichever is less.
If passed, the compensation increase would take effect after the swearing in Dec. 14 of council members and the mayor.
The Livermore City Council meeting is set for Monday (April 13) at 7 p.m. Read the full agenda here.
In other business
*As part of its consent calendar – composed of items typically considered uncontroversial and decided with a single motion – the city council is slated to authorize supplemental funds for the Airport Innovation Center project including $360,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $622,000 in fiscal year 2026-27.
The project involves renovating a 19,500-square-foot building at the Livermore Municipal Airport and “transforming” the space into an innovation hub for research and development, educational programs and aviation-related technology, according to a staff report prepared by Livermore assistant city Engineer Farnoush Levers.
Funding is set to come from the airport operating fund to support completion of the project’s design, the report states.
