Regular Meeting
08/21/23 05:30 PM
Engineering
Domingo Gonzales
Resolution
Doc ID: 5445
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR LIMITED DURATION FOR CITY ENGINEER SERVICES WITH MICHAEL B. STEWART
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
See discussion.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Barstow intends to appoint a person with specialized skills qualified to fill the position of City Engineer on an interim basis. Mr. Stewart is an experienced licensed civil engineer, with several decades of experience as a City Engineer and providing civil engineering services for local governments. Under Government Code section 21224(a), the City may employ a retired PERS annuitant with specialized skills qualified to fill the position of City Engineer for a limited period of time, not to exceed 960 hours within a fiscal year, and compensation is limited to the adopted maximum base salary schedule for the position, converted to a specified hourly rate. The attached Resolution and agreement will provide for at-will Limited Duration City Engineer services by Mr. Stewart, who has specialized skills needed in performing work of limited duration to maintain the essential functioning of City services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the salary for a Limited Duration City Engineer can be accommodated in the City’s Engineering budget.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City of Barstow, California Approving an Employment Agreement with Limited Duration City Engineer Michael B. Stewart; and
2. Approve the attached Limited Duration City Engineer employment agreement with Michael B. Stewart.