SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento city officials are scrapping a recent vote to raise the salary of top employees, including City Manager Howard Chan, after a Dec. 12 special meeting violated the Brown Act.
Regular city council meetings must be announced through a descriptive agenda at least 72 hours in advance while special meetings only require a 24 hour notice.
But special meetings can't be called to vote on salaries or compensation paid in the form of benefits, according to the California Brown Act.
"The City agrees that an item regarding the salaries of its charter officers should be voted on at a regular meeting of the Council. The City will bring this item back at the next regular meeting of the City Council on Jan. 9," city spokesperson Tim Swanson told ABC10.
Councilmembers initially voted Dec. 12 to raise Chan's salary by $20,000 annually with an extra 30 days of vacation time. The vote didn't come down until after 9:30 p.m.
It was first considered in late August but was delayed because of public backlash.
Chan also received a salary bump in Nov. 2022 pushing his yearly salary past $400,000.
