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Red Bluff staff propose ordinance to tie elected-official pay to attendance, filings; council requests clearer language

Red Bluff City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Council reviewed a draft ordinance that would withhold bimonthly compensation for elected officials who miss meetings, fail to file required forms or skip required trainings; members urged clearer, measurable language and asked staff to revise the draft.

Red Bluff staff presented a draft update to the city compensation ordinance Jan. 20 that would condition bimonthly pay for elected officials on meeting attendance, timely filing of financial reports and completion of state-mandated training.

Staff said the city currently pays council members $950 per month and city clerk and treasurer $300 per month. The draft would change compensation to a bimonthly schedule and allow withholding of that payment when officials fail to meet enumerated duties, such as missing…

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