CITY COUNCIL
Kevin McCarty, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Roger Dickinson, District 2
Karina Talamantes, Vice Mayor, District 3
Phil Pluckebaum, District 4
Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, Mayor Pro Tem, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8
CHARTER OFFICERS
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Leyne Milstein, Interim City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer
City Council
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Housing Authority
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SUPPLEMENT
AL MATERIAL
Description: Attached is supplemental material received after publishing the agenda, which includes revisions to the staff report as well as includes Attachment 2- Resolution. The attached staff report replaces the original staff report in its entirety.
For the Meeting of: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 2 :00 p.m.
Agenda Item: Discussion Item 23
23. Approval of Terms and Conditions of Employment for Interim City Manager File ID: 2025-00379
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing, and setting a salary and other terms and conditions of employment for the Interim City Manager, Leyne Milstein.
Contact: Kevin McCarty, Mayor, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of the Mayor
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1/14/2025 Consent Item 23.
Approval of Terms and Conditions of Employment for Interim City Manager File ID: 2025-00379
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing, and setting a salary and other terms and conditions of employment for the Interim City Manager, Leyne Milstein.
Contact: Kevin McCarty, Mayor, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of the Mayor Presenter: Kevin McCarty, Mayor, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of the Mayor
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution (To Be Deli;iered)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The position of City Manager was vacated effective December 31, 2024. The City Council has begun a recruitment process for the position of City Manager. On January 7, 2025, Hhe City Council appointed Leyne Milstein as the 1o•rishes to appoint an Interim City Manager while the recruitment is conducted. The City Council also designated Mayor Kevin McCarty as their representative to negotiate a salary and other terms and conditions of employment with the Interim City Manager.
Government Code section 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), and 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) )." Tthe Interim City Manager meets the local agency executive definition. As part of the appointment process for the Interim City Manager position, the City Council will set a salary and the Interim City Manager will be subject to, and receive benefits consistent with, the terms of the City of
File ID: 2025-00379 1/14/2025 Consent Item 23.
Sacramento's Personnel Resolution Covering Unrepresented Officers and Employees.
On January 7, 2025 the City Counoil passed a motion appointing Layne Milstein as Interim City Manager, designating Mayor MeCarty as negotiator, and aslmd that the they return to the eouneil on January 14, 2026 for appro1Jal of terms and eonditions for the Interim City Manager.
Policy Considerations: The City Council alone is vested with the authority to appoint an Interim City Manager.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Manager has resigned effective December 31, 2024, and the City Council appointed Leyne Milstein as the Interim City Manager on January 7, 2025. The Couneil desires to appoint an Interim City Manager tAat will have the authority to exercise all authority vested in the City Manager by the City Charter and City Code, as well as any applicable City resolution, policies, or procedures. The appointment of an Interim City Manager will also assure a smooth transition while recruiting for the position of City Manager.
Financial Considerations: The salary for the City Manager classification is already fully funded within the budget for the City Manager's Office.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xxxx
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dopted by the Sacramento City Council
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anuary 14, 2025
CO
MPENSATION FOR THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER
BACKG
ROUND
A. O
n January 7, 2025, the City Council of the City of Sacramento voted to appoint Leyne Milstein (Employee) as Interim City Manager effective January 7, 2025.
The City Council also designated Mayor Kevin McCarty to negotiate the ongoing terms of employment for the Interim City Manager.
B. I
t is the intention of the City Council that the Interim City Manager be vested with all authority provided to the City Manager in the Sacramento City Charter and City Code, as well as any City resolutions, policies, and procedures.
BAS
ED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
S
ECTION 1.
1. F
or the duration of the appointment as Interim City Manager, Employee’s annual salary will be $352,000.00, and the Employee will receive all of the benefits of employment to which the City Manager is entitled as set out in the City’s Personnel Resolution Covering Unrepresented Officers and Employees (Unrepresented Resolution).
2. F
or the duration of the appointment as Interim City Manager, Employee will be allowed to accrue vacation time beyond the 480-hour cap described in section 7.2 of Unrepresented Resolution.
3. A
ny Management Leave Time credited to Employee for calendar year 2025 shall not be forfeited pursuant to section 7.4 of the Unrepresented Resolution but instead will remain in the Employee’s leave bank until used or cashed out consistent with the terms of the Unrepresented Resolution.
4. A
t the conclusion of the appointment as Interim City Manager, Employee will have the option of returning to her previous position as an Assistant City Manager at the same salary she was earning at the time she was appointed as the Interim City Manager and for a term of no less than one year from the date the Employee returns to the Assistant City Manager classification.
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5. Employee will work cooperatively with the City Council to assist in the recruitment of a permanent City Manager.