At their meeting on Tuesday (July 26), San Bernardino County Supervisors unanimously voted to put an ordinance on the November ballot to override Measure K. In 2020, more than two-thirds of county voters approved the Measure K ballot initiative, which slashed annual compensation for county supervisors from roughly $250,000 to $60,000 and set a term limit to a single four-year stint. County supervisors responded by filing a lawsuit that the measure, was unconstitutional, and after a recent appellate court ruling in favor of Measure K, county supervisors are attempting a new means to overturn the measure.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 in favor of the proposed ordinance, which would preserve the current three-term limit for supervisors and cap compensation at 80% of the annual $225,000 base compensation for Superior Court judges. That figures to about $180,000 in compensation per supervisor, less than the over $250,000 in salary and benefits they receive now. The proposed ordinance also addresses tax hikes.
Under the ordinance, any proposed tax increase would require a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors before it could be placed on a ballot.
