July 1, 2025
TO: City Council
REQUESTED BY: Robert Johnson, City Manager
APPROVED BY: Robert A. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: CalChoice Agreement for CEO Services
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Agreement for the City Manager to provide Interim CEO services for California Choice Energy Authority from July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026.
DISCUSSION:
In April 2018, the City of San Jacinto launched SJPower, a Community Choice Aggregate (CCA), under a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) with the City of Lancaster and Lancaster Energy.
To date, six other cities have launched CCA’s and joined the Lancaster/San Jacinto JPA, California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice).
From the time of the Lancaster launch, and JPA formation, until June 30, 2025, Lancaster City Manager Jason Caudle has provided Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duties to CalChoice. In return, CalChoice has reimbursed the City of Lancaster for a portion of the City Manager’s salary to undertake this leadership role.
Effective June 30, 2025, Jason Caudle will no longer be providing this service to CalChoice. At its meeting on June 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of CalChoice selected Rob Johnson, City Manager of the City of San Jacinto, to serve as the Interim CEO, from June 30, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
In return for providing Interim CEO services to CalChoice, the City of San Jacinto is to be reimbursed One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000), paid in monthly installments.
The funds are directly paid to the City and are used to offset the time spent by Mr. Johnson to provide services to CalChoice. Mr. Johnson does not receive any additional pay or benefits from CalChoice, or the City of San Jacinto, for performing these Interim duties.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City of San Jacinto will receive One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000) by the City Manager performing duties as the Interim CEO of CalChoice over the period of June 30, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
ATTACHMENTS:
San Jacinto - Item 3 Attachment Agreement with City of San Jacinto Interim CEO v2 (BBK Edits)-c1