Council Joins Regional Stormwater JPA, Approves City Manager's $333,500 Salary

Oakley's City Council approved a suite of regional governance and compensation decisions Tuesday night, all passing 4-1 over the persistent dissent of Councilmember George Fuller, who used the evening to press a broad critique of regional tax structures, developer-friendly policies, and executive pay. Separately, a resident's plea to protect homeowners from a $5 million drainage cost-shift in a developer lawsuit set the stage for a closed-session showdown.

• Council joins voluntary regional stormwater JPA, giving Oakley a new off-site compliance tool — but Fuller warns it will favor developers building on small infill lots

• City Manager Joshua McMurray's salary rises to $333,500 with a $15,589 longevity bonus; one dissent calls it "excessive, exorbitant and unwarranted"

• Summer Lake resident urges council to shield homeowners from $5M in drainage costs driven by new development

• 15-year regional clean water agreement locks Oakley into stormwater partnership through 2041

• Assessment district proceedings advance toward June 9 public hearing on street lighting and landscape levies

The evening's most substantial debate centered on whether Oakley should join the Contra Costa County Regional Alternative Compliance (RAC) Joint Powers Authority — a voluntary regional body that lets cities and private developers purchase off-site stormwater compliance "units" from certified green infrastructure projects instead of building bioretention on every site.