RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXXX
A Resolution OF THE cITY COUNCIL approving an employment agreement ESTABLISHING SALARY AND BENEFITS for michelle Bender IN THE POSITION OF city manager WHEREAS, on August 7, 2023, the City Council voted to appoint then-Assistant City Manager Michelle Bender to the position of Acting City Manager; and WHEREAS, on August 24, 2023, the City Council voted to appoint Ms. Bender to the position of City Manager, subject to the negotiation of a mutually acceptable agreement; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor were designated to serve as the negotiators for that contracting process, and a proposed draft agreement has been presented for consideration by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos (City) desires to approve said agreement with Michelle Bender to establish salary, benefits, and other terms and conditions of her employment as City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California, does hereby resolve and order as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution Section 2. The Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby approved effective as of September 15, 2023, setting Ms. Bender’s annual salary at $275,000, together with an additional amount in deferred compensation at $19,500 annually, and the Mayor is authorized to execute said Employment Agreement on the City’s behalf. All other benefits accruing to Ms. Bender shall be as provided in the Employment Agreement, and in accordance with the current and updated benefits offered to the City’s executive management employees.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California, at a regular meeting held on this 12th day of September 2023, by the following roll call vote:
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NOES:
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ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
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Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
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