CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: July 15, 2025
Subject
Approval of an Interim City Manager Employment Agreement ; Proposed Amendments to the Appointed Employees’ Compensation Program.
Recommended Action
1. Adopt Resolution No. 25 -___ approving the Interim City Manager Employment Agreement between the City of Cupertino and Tina Kapoor, and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 25-___ amending the Appointed Employees’ Compensation Program
Reasons for Recommendation
The City Council appointed Tina Kapoor as acting City Manager on May 2, 2025. At the June 17 closed session, Council voted to unanimously appoint Ms. Kapoor as the Interim City Manager effective immediately. The proposed terms for Ms. Kapoor’s Interim role are outlined in the Interim City Manager Employment Agreement , which is included as Attachment B.
Staff is also proposing amendments to the Appointed Employee’s Compensation Program (Attachments D and E). The proposed amendments would conform the salary in the Appointed Employees’ Compensation Program to the proposed Interim City Manager Employment Agreement. Council may approve the Interim City Manager Employment Agreement and the amendments to the Appointed Employees’ Compensation Program by adopting the resolutions enclosed as Attachments A and C, respectively.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
Salary and benefit costs for the Interim City Manager will be funded from the City Manager’s Administration budget (100-12-120), which were included in the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
City Work Program (CWP) Item/Description
None
Council Goal:
Fiscal Strategy
California Environmental Quality Act
None
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Prepared by: Astrid Robles, Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed by: Floy Andrews, Interim City Attorney
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, Interim City Manager Attachments:
A – Draft Resolution Approving Interim City Manager Employment Agreement B – Interim City Manager Employment Agreement
C – Draft Resolution Amending the Appointed Employee’s Compensation Program D – Amendments to the Appointed Employee’s Compensation Program (redline) E – Amendments to the Appointed Employee’s Compensation Program (clean)