ATTORNEY FEES After reaching a tentative contract agreement with the Public Attorneys Union, the City Council is expected to give final approval to a cost of living increase for city attorneys to the tune of $497,000, or 4 percent.
The contract is for five years, with cost of living increases for each year based on the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in Southern California. The contract comes with a 2 percent minimum and 4 percent maximum increase and provides for an 8.98 percent equity adjustment for deputy attorneys, to bring the salary for those employees in line with those paid by other cities.
Promotions will be at the discretion of the city attorney and will be based on job performance, as will raises.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 14, 2006. Read the original PDF.