Agenda - 11-07-2024; 6-a - Requests from Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board for General Manager Salary Cap Increase and ABC Board Member Monthly Stipends Increase

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2 on the General Manager's salary, have resulted in compression issues. The Orange County ABC Board requests an increase in the salary cap for the General Manager position to $150,000. Attachment 1 provides ABC General Manager compensation comparison data points from other jurisdictions to support the ABC Board's request for a salary cap increase for the General Manager. Stipends Increase for ABC Board Members The second request from the Orange County ABC Board seeks an increase in the stipends for ABC Board Members. The stipends were last raised in July 2004 for ABC Board members as follows: • $75 per month ($900 annually, up from $50 per month); and • $125 per month ($1,500 annually, up from $100 per month) for the ABC Board Chair. Attachment 1 notes the ABC Board's request to increase the stipends to: • $150 per month ($1,800 annually) for ABC Board Members; • $200 per month ($2,400 annually) for the ABC Board Vice-Chair; and • $250 per month ($3,000 annually) for the ABC Board Chair. Attachment 1 also provides ABC Board Member stipend comparison data points from other jurisdictions with similar annual sales of $30-$35 million, and also from neighboring jurisdictions, to support the ABC Board's stipends increase request. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has sufficient funds budgeted to accommodate the potential salary cap increase for the General Manager and the stipends increase for ABC Board Members. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: There are no Orange County Strategic Plan Goals applicable to this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board consider the ABC Board's request to: 1) increase the salary cap for the ABC General Manager to $150,000; and 2) increase the stipends provided to ABC Board Members as follows: • $150 per month ($1,800 annually) for ABC Board members; • $200 per month ($2,400 annually) for the ABC Board Vice-Chair; and • $250 per month ($3,000 annually) for the ABC Board Chair.