Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk Howard Chan, City Manager John Colville, City Treasurer City Council Report
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File ID: 2022-00226 January 25, 2022 Discussion Item 14
Title: Approval of an Amendment of the City Manager’s Employment Agreement (Two- Thirds Vote Required)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution and authorizing the Mayor to execute an amended employment agreement for the City Manager.
Contact: Shelley Banks-Robinson, Human Resources Director, (916) 808-5541, [email protected], Human Resources
Presenter: Shelley Banks-Robinson, Human Resources Director, (916) 808-5541, [email protected], Human Resources
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment
File ID: 2022-00226 Discussion Item 14
January 25, 2022
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Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City Council evaluated the performance of the City Manager on January 11, 2022, during a duly noticed Closed Session. As a result of the performance review, the City Manager’s employment agreement is being amended to eliminate a cash severance payment, except to include a cash payment equal to the cost of maintaining health benefits for the City Manager and his dependents for one year. In addition, the employment agreement will be amended to include one year, plus thirty days, of leave balances for the City Manager. The specific amendments to the City Manager’s employment agreement are reflected in amended employment agreement executed by the City Manager which is included as Exhibit A to the Resolution.
Government Code 54953 requires that prior to taking final action, the legislative body must orally report a summary of the recommendation for final action on salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive during the open meeting in which the final action is to be taken. Local agency executives are defined in Government Code section 3511.1 (d) as “(d) Local agency executive means any person employed by a local agency who is not subject to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500)).” The City Manager meets the local agency executive definition.
Policy Considerations: Not applicable.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that will not have a significant effect on the environment and does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA [CEQA guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3); 15378(b)(2)].
Sustainability: There are no sustainability considerations applicable to this action.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Manager’s employment agreement must align with the terms and conditions of his employment.
Financial Considerations: None.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
January 25, 2022
Approving City Manager Amended Employment Agreement and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Amendment
BACKGROUND
A. Government Code 54953 requires that prior to taking final action, the legislative body must orally report a summary of the recommendation for final action on salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive during the open meeting in which the final action is to be taken. Local agency executives are defined in Government Code section 3511.1 (d) as “(d) Local agency executive means any person employed by a local agency who is not subject to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500)).” The City Manager meets the local agency executive definition.
B. The employment agreement for the City Manager has been amended as described in Exhibit A.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The amendment to the City Manager’s employment agreement attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A is adopted, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the amendment.
Section 2. Exhibit A is part of this Resolution.
Table of Contents
Exhibit A – Employment Agreement