Town of Yountville
Resolution Number 26-4442
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE
APPOINTING PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JOHN FERONS AS THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER.
Recitals
A. WHEREAS, the Town of Yountville (“Town”) adopted Resolution Number 26-4441 appointing Heather Abrams as the Town’s new permanent Town Manager, whose employment with the Town will begin on October 19, 2026; and B. WHEREAS, on May 5, 2026, the Town Council adopted Resolution Number 26-4411, appointing Ken MacNab to serve as the Interim Town Manager “for a period commencing on May 5, 2026, until the hiring of a Town Manager or through September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first.”; and
C. WHEREAS, with the appointment of Ms. Abrams as the Town’s new regular, full-time Town Manager, Mr. MacNab’s tenure as Interim Town Manager has concluded and it is now necessary to appoint an Interim Town Manager to serve from September 16, 2026, until October 19, 2026; and
D. WHEREAS, the Town desires to appoint a person with specialized skills qualified to fill the position on an interim basis in order to prevent stoppage of public business and continue municipal operations until Ms. Abrams’ employment with the Town begins.
E. WHEREAS, Yountville Municipal Code section 2.08.010 authorizes the Town Council to appoint a Town Manager; and
F. WHEREAS, John Ferons (“Employee”) is the Public Works Director, who has been employed by the Town since December 2019 and brings over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors; and
G. WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to appoint Employee to the position of Interim Town Manager on an interim basis; and
H. WHEREAS, Employee shall continue to serve as the Public Works Director, with all the rights, duties, and responsibilities thereto, for the duration of his appointment as Interim Town Manager; and
I. WHEREAS, Government Code section 20480(a) limits out-of-class appointments to 960 hours in a fiscal year; and
J. WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution Number 26-4440, Employee shall receive a twenty percent (20%) increase in salary for the duration of his appointment as Interim Town Manager, so that his annual compensation shall be $296,933.83 for the duration of his appointment as Interim Town Manager; and
K. WHEREAS, outside of the pay increase defined above, Employee shall not receive a meritbased salary increase or a special performance cash bonus for the duration of his appointment as Interim Town Manager; and
L. WHEREAS, the Town Council reserves its right under Yountville Municipal Code section
2.08.050 to remove Employee from the Interim Town Manager position; and M. WHEREAS, upon the conclusion of Employee’s appointment as Interim Town Manager, Employee’s role shall revert to Public Works Director, with all the rights, duties, and responsibilities thereto; and
N. WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to fill the positions of Public Works Director and Interim Town Manager under the terms outlined above.
Now therefore, the Town Council of the Town of Yountville does resolve as follows:
1. The recitals above are incorporated herein by reference.
2. The Town Council hereby appoints John Ferons to the position of Interim Town Manager for a period effective September 16, 2026, until midnight on October 18, 2026, under the terms detailed in the recitals above and consistent with John Ferons’s Employment Agreement with the Town of Yountville for Public Works Director services (the “Agreement”). Where the recitals above conflict with the Agreement, the terms and provisions of the recitals above shall control.
3. Upon the conclusion of Employee’s appointment as Interim Town Manager, Employee’s role shall revert to Public Works Director, with all the rights, duties, and responsibilities thereto.
4. This Resolution is hereby adopted and becomes effective and in full force immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Yountville, State of California, held on this 15th day of September 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Margie Mohler, Mayor
ATTEST:
Hilary Gaede, Communications Director/Town Clerk