CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
April 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: René Anderson, Human Resources/Risk Management Director SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2026-35 AMENDING THE CITYWIDE SALARY SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Approve a four percent (4%) pay increase effective February 8, 2026, for City Manager Anita D. Scott in accordance with her employment contract; and Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-35 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE CITYWIDE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 2, SECTIONS 570.5 TO IMPLEMENT A FOUR PERCENT (4%) SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CITY MANAGER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Under the Pomona City Charter, the City Manager is appointed directly by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council. The City Council recently conducted a performance evaluation for City Manager Anita D. Scott. After concluding the evaluation, the City Council has authorized a four percent (4%) salary increase effective February 8, 2026, in accordance with the terms of her employment contract approved on February 5, 2024. The actions herein implement that direction from the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated cost for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025-26 is $13,570 and will be paid from existing appropriations within the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget (FD101, FD148, FD315 and FD428).
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
The Employment Agreement for City Manager Anita D. Scott was approved on February 5, 2024, and included a salary increase of four percent (4%) in the second year, following a satisfactory or above rating on her annual performance evaluation.
The First Amendment to the Employment Agreement for City Manager Anita D. Scott was approved on February 9, 2025, and included a salary negotiation of fifteen percent (15%) following a satisfactory performance evaluation.
DISCUSSION:
Under the Pomona City Charter, the City Manager is appointed directly by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council. The contract for City Manager Anita D. Scott was approved on February 5, 2024, and included a four percent (4%) increase effective the first pay period of February, assuming satisfactory performance. After completing the performance evaluation, the City Council has determined that the City Manager is eligible for the four percent (4%) increase as negotiated in her employment contract. With approval of this increase, the City Manager’s salary will increase from $339,250 to $352,820 annually.
Attachment 1 is a resolution approving the change to the Citywide Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26, which includes all job classifications and pay ranges for all represented and unrepresented employee groups and reflects the change to the City Manager’s salary as proposed herein. In accordance with the requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Sections 570.5 and 571, the City must adopt and publicly post a consolidated Salary Schedule for all City classifications.
This action includes compensation changes for a local agency executive. Pursuant to California Government Code 3511.1, the City is required to “orally report a summary of a recommendation for a final action on the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3511.1, during the open meeting in which the final action is to be taken.” Consistent with this requirement, this item is being placed on the discussion calendar for consideration.
Prepared by: Astrid Lamers, Senior Administrative Assistant ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2026-35
Exhibit A – Salary Schedule
Approval of Salary Increase for the City Manager