The annual salaries of elected County Officers, excepting that of the County Superintendent of Schools and other than Members of the Board of Supervisors, shall be set by, but shall never exceed, the average of the salaries paid to corresponding officers in the following California Counties: Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Orange and Ventura. The salaries shall be computed each year on December 1 as follows: On December 1, 1985, 70 percent of the average, on December 1, 1986, 80 percent of the average, on December 1, 1987, 90 percent of the average, and on December 1, 1988, and thereafter, 100 percent of the average; provided, however, that on December 1, 1989, and each December 1 thereafter, regardless of the amount of increase in the average salaries from the other counties, no increase shall exceed 4 percent of the annual salary of the elected officer unless submitted to and approved by the voters of the County at a County-wide election. Where no comparable offices exist in a majority of named counties, the salary of the office shall be adjusted by the average of the percentage adjustments of the other county officers governed by this section. No provision of this amendment shall provide retroactive benefits. No salary adjustment shall be made on December 1, 1985, for any elected official whose salary has been adjusted since November 7, 1978, but such salaries shall be adjusted thereafter in accordance with this section. This section is intended to operate as a continuous application of the third paragraph of Section 1 of Article VI of the County Charter of 1913.
The salary and benefits that elective County officers are eligible to receive shall be posted on the County website and accessible from a link located on the home page of the County website.