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Commission votes to change stipend to $40 per meeting (previously $80/month)
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 3‑2 to modify commissioner compensation from a flat $80 monthly stipend to a $40 per‑meeting payment, so commissioners would receive $40 for each meeting attended (two meetings would yield $80). The change will be forwarded for administrative processing and a staff report if needed.
Commissioners debated whether to keep the existing $80 monthly stipend, eliminate it, or modify it to better reflect meeting attendance and encourage equitable participation. Proponents said a per‑meeting stipend helps residents who need childcare or hourly‑wage compensation and promotes socioeconomic diversity in appointed bodies; opponents argued the stipend is a modest civic contribution and that eliminating it would save funds.
After discussion a motion to convert the stipend to $40 per meeting (effectively the same pay when two meetings are held but reducing payout if meetings are canceled) passed on a roll call vote 3‑2. The roll call in the record showed Commissioners Jimenez, Morales and Perez voting Aye and Commissioners Gobel and Chairperson Condit voting Nay. Staff advised the commission that modifying the stipend structure would return to the commission for a referral to City Council if code changes are required.
