City Council Pay and Benefits
Brea City Council Salaries & Benefits

City Council Members: The stipend for City Council Members is set by ordinance, using the standards established by the Government Code for General law cities. City Council Members have declined to increase the stipend, and currently receive base stipend of $680.69 per month, plus $1050 for medical and other insurances per month. If eligible, Council Members may also receive retirement contributions. Beginning in November, 2012 newly elected Council Members are not eligible for medical or other insurance benefits.

2000 City Manager Employment Agreement
2001 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment
2002 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment
2003 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment Resolution
2004 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment Resolution
2006 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment Resolution
2006 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment Resolution2
2008 City Manager Employment Agreement Resolution
2011 City Manager Employment Agreement Resolution

City Executive and Manager Wages and Benefits (listed by positions)

City Employee Wages and Benefits (listed by positions)
City Employees' Memorandums of Understanding

City Job Descriptions/Classifications  

City Council Member stipends are set by ordinance using the standards established using the Government Code for General Law cities. Click here to view information on Brea City Council Members pay and benefits.

The 2012-13 budgeted wages and benefits for all City Executives and Managers and City Employee positions are available. Information is presented by job classification, and includes base “salary” as well as benefit costs for the fiscal year. Benefit costs include contributions for medical, dental and other insurances, retirement, and benefits or allowances that may be applicable to the individual job classification.

Differences in base pay among positions/employees in the same job class may be based on eligibility for certain assignments. Differences in benefit levels are typically based on retirement costs, which differ between safety and non-safety jobs. The wage information does not include potential overtime earnings over the course of the year. In general, executive, manager and supervisor level positions are not eligible for premium overtime pay. 

For Fiscal Year 2012-13, Brea’s employer rate (contribution for pensions) are as follows:
Miscellaneous Employees – 12.332%
Safety Employees – 30.959%

According to Brea’s long-standing practice, Employees' Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), which include information on job classifications, benefits and pay ranges have been available on-line for many years. For details regarding employee benefit eligibility, please refer to these current labor agreements with employee associations for respective job classifications. They are accessible by clicking here to view. Depending on job categories, employees may or may not be eligible for overtime pay. Brea job descriptions/classifications are also posted and can be viewed by clicking here.

Within the recently down-sized organization not all the positions posted are filled. Some have been left vacant during reorganization.