Roseville council places Measure A on November ballot to raise council pay and allow CPI adjustments

The Roseville City Council voted on May 20 to adopt Resolution 26-166 declaring a general municipal election for Nov. 3, 2026 and to place Measure A'a charter amendment on the ballot asking voters to raise council compensation to $2,550 per month with annual adjustments tied to the California Consumer Price Index not to exceed 5%.

City Clerk Godman Avalos told council that Measure A would amend Roseville Charter Section 3.05 to set council salary at no more than $2,550 per month and to permit annual inflation adjustments "since January 1st, 2026, based upon the California Consumer Price Index, but shall not exceed 5% per year." Avalos reviewed the election calendar: nomination period for Districts 2 and 4 opens July 13 and closes Aug. 7, 2026 (no automatic extension because term limits make incumbents ineligible), and Measure A argument filing periods begin June 15 with rebuttals and a public examination period concluding July 14.

Council members asked staff about the legal and procedural implications of the charter change and the timeline. One council member urged transparency and said they had voted no previously in order to avoid providing automatic CPI-driven increases that would not return to voters. Avalos and the city attorney explained that because the charter currently lists specific dollar amounts, a charter amendment is required to change them and that the CPI adjustment language would permit automatic annual changes within the stated cap.

The council adopted the resolution by roll call as recorded in the meeting; the transcript records the motion passing with a majority and a recorded no vote by Councilmember Arokiasamy. The adopted resolution requests that Placer County consolidate the City's election with any other elections on that date and requests election services from the Placer County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters.

The clerk said the impartial analysis will be prepared by the city attorney's office and is due to the clerk on June 4; the argument filing windows for the ballot measure open June 15 (primary arguments) and end June 24, with rebuttals June 25'July 4 and a public examination period through July 14.

If approved by voters in November, Measure A would increase the council salary level in the Roseville Charter and allow annual CPI indexing up to 5% per year; the measure itself states reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses would not count toward the salary limit. The council and staff noted that placing the question before voters was done for transparency and public input.