Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission

CITY OF MERCED Meeting Agenda Merced Civic Center 678 W. 18th Street Merced, CA 95340 Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, 5:30 PMThursday, April 16, 2026 NOTICE TO PUBLIC WELCOME At least 72 hours prior to each regular Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City's website at www .cityofmerced.gov or at the City Clerk's Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relation to an open session item that are distributed to a majority of the Commission will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office during regular business hours. Assisted hearing devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chamber. PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE BOARD/COMMISSION CLERK Members of the audience who wish to address the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium against the back of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins. Material may be emailed to cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Report item # or Public Comment. Your comments will be presented to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 1 PM will be distributed to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission and retained for the official record. To view video (if available) or listen to the City Council meeting live, go to the City ’s website www.cityofmerced.gov, YouTube, or Comcast Public Access Channel 96. A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL D. PUBLIC COMMENT Page 1CITY OF MERCED Printed on 4/9/2026

April 16, 2026Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission Meeting Agenda Members of the public who wish to speak on any matter not listed on the agenda may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be allotted 3 minutes. State law prohibits the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the public comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on a matter that is listed on the agenda will be called upon to speak during discussion of that item. E. CONSENT CALENDAR Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission provided that any Member, individual, or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the item will be discussed and voted on separately. E.1. 26-301 SUBJECT: Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission Minutes of April 2, 2026 REPORT IN BRIEF Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission Minutes from the meeting of April 2, 2026. RECOMMENDATION Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission - Adopt a motion approving and filing the Citizens’ Stipend Setting Commission minutes of April 2, 2026. F. PUBLIC HEARING Members of the public who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the Public Hearing is opened, except on Public Hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment. After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Commission for discussion and action. Further comment will not be received unless requested by the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission. F.1. 26-284 SUBJECT: Review and Discussion of the Current Stipend for the Mayor and City Council Members and Discussion and Recommendations, if any, Regarding the Appropriate Stipend for the Mayor and City Council Members REPORT IN BRIEF Discussion of the current stipend and any suggested changes and review of process. RECOMMENDATION Continue the discussion of the Council stipend to the next Public Hearing meeting. Page 2CITY OF MERCED Printed on 4/9/2026

April 16, 2026Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission Meeting Agenda G. ADJOURNMENT Page 3CITY OF MERCED Printed on 4/9/2026