To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
SUBJECT:
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Introduction of the County's Zoning Ordinance Amending Section 312-1.3.3 of Humboldt County Code Relating to Increasing Per-Diem Allowances for Planning Commissioners
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors introduce the proposed ordinance by title and waive the first reading to Section 312-1.3.3 of Humboldt County Code - Planning Commission Formation and Composition - to increase per-diem rates for Planning Commissioners from $30 to $140 [Attachment 1]; open the public hearing, receive and consider the staff report and proposed determination of exempt status under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), accept public comment, and close the public hearing; deliberate on the proposed Ordinance; set the ordinance for adoption at least one (1) week away from the date of this hearing; and direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish the pre-adoption summary of the attached ordinance and to post a certified copy of the full text of the ordinance in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at least five (5) days prior to the Board of Supervisors meeting at which the ordinance will be adopted [Government Code Section 25124(b)(1)].
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
This item involves adoption of an amendment to the County's Zoning Ordinance (Section 312-1.3.3 of Humboldt County Code) to achieve parity with the per-diem rate for Planning Commissioners when the rate was initiated in 1976. The code section currently establishes a $30 per-diem rate for Planning Commissioners, the same amount as when it was first done in 1976. However, due to the cost of inflation in California the $30 per-diem has a present value of approximately $7 compared to 1976, so there is justification for an increase to maintain parity with the rates Planning Commissioners received in 1976.
In addition, with the passage of the Cannab...
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