SECOND AMENDMENT TO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is entered into as of June 10, 2025 (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Chula Vista (“City”) and Maria V. Kachadoorian (“Manager”) with reference to the following facts:
A. City and Manager previously entered into that certain City of Chula Vista City Manager Employment Agreement effective as of June 20, 2020 (“Original Agreement”).
B. On August 10, 2021, effective August 13, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-151 increasing the Manager salary to $290,700 and adding a car allowance of $1,000 per month.
C. On August 9, 2022, effective August 12, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022- 187 increasing the City Manager salary to $300,002 and increasing the coverage amount of employer paid life insurance to the maximum amount eligible under the City’s benefits plan.
D. On September 27, 2022, City Council approved Resolution No. 2022-212 approving an amendment to the Original Agreement extending the Manager’s term to June 30, 2025, adding annual 5% salary increases commencing the pay period including June 20, 2023, and June 20, 2024, and adjusting the severance term to 9 months (“Amendment”).
E. On October 8, 2024, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-200 increasing the City Manager salary to $348,943.92.
F. On May 20, 2025, the City Council convened in closed session to re-negotiate the terms of the City of Chula Vista City Manager Employment Agreement as Amended on September 27, 2022. The Original Agreement, as amended by the Amendment is referred to herein as the “Agreement”.
G. The City and Manager desire to enter into this Second Amendment to extend the term of the Agreement to October 2, 2025 and authorize participation in a Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) at retirement to include the monetary value of sick leave hours in excess of 1,000 hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing recitals, City and Manager hereby amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 4.A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“4. Term:
A. Manager’s employment will commence June 20, 2020, and shall continue until October 2, 2025, at which time the City Manager will retire from the City of Chula Vista, or the date of earlier termination in accordance with provisions in this Agreement.”
2. Section 14.A.iii of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Sick Leave. The Manager shall receive Sick Leave as provided for in the Civil Service Rules, currently 96 hours per fiscal year and distributed on a bi-weekly basis. At retirement, the monetary value of any Sick Leave hours in excess of 1,000 hours may be transferred to an Insurance Premium Reimbursement Account (106 Plan) Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) currently administered by Nationwide (the City’s contracted PEHP provider for non-safety employees) subject to the terms of the applicable PEHP document. No City funds shall be used to maintain or fund the PEHP plan. Manager is solely responsible for meeting all PEHP funding requirements. Manager is solely responsible for any and all tax consequences related to the PEHP plan. In addition, at retirement, accumulated Sick Leave up to 1,000 hours may be converted to service credit as authorized by CalPERS.”
3. Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment all other terms and conditions of the Original Agreement and Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City and Manager have executed this Second Amendment, to be effective on the Effective Date, indicating that they have read and understood same, and indicate their full and complete consent to its terms:
City of Chula Vista Manager
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John McCann, Maria V. Kachadoorian,
Mayor City Manager
Attest:
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Kerry Bigelow,
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
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Marco A. Verdugo,
City Attorney