Opinion No. (2010)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General DIANE EISENBERG Deputy Attorney General

THE HONORABLE GEORGE C. RUNNER, JR., MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question:

May a city provide a vehicle allowance to its city council members in lieu of reimbursing actual vehicle expenses after such expenses are incurred?

CONCLUSION

A city may provide a vehicle allowance to its city council members in lieu of reimbursing actual vehicle expenses after such expenses are incurred.

ANALYSIS

We are asked whether a city may provide a vehicle allowance to members of its city council,…