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Agenda Item 24.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/20/2018
FROM:	Jim Markman

Subject:

City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment No. 1 – Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-012

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt Resolution No. 2018-012 approving Amendment No. 1 to the City Manager’s Employment Agreement.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

On July 21, 2015, the City Council promoted William Gallardo to the position of City Manager and approved a three-year employment agreement. The City Council most recently conducted a review of the terms of the current agreement on February 6, 2018. Following the meeting, the City Attorney prepared an amendment to the City Manager’s employment agreement as follows:

Five-Year Term Extension. The contract currently is set to expire on June 30, 2018. The proposed amendment will change the expiration date to June 30, 2023.

New Procedure for Salary Adjustment Waiver. The contract currently requires that the City Manager’s monthly base salary automatically be adjusted so that it is at least 10% greater than the base salary of any other City employee. The proposed amendment will establish a procedure by which the City Manager may waive such an automatic salary adjustment.

Establishment of Guidelines for City-Provided Automobile. The contract currently requires that the City Manager be supplied with a City Council-approved automobile for his exclusive and unrestricted use. The proposed amendment will establish guidelines for the City Manager to select a replacement City-provided automobile without need for City Council approval. Specifically, the guidelines will require that any replacement automobile must satisfy both of the following criteria: (i) have similar equipment and performance specifications as the automobile approved by the City Council; and (ii) not have equipment that is only commonly found in public safety vehicles.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

The proposed amendment will not change the City Manager’s current salary, which was last increased July 2, 2016 pursuant to the automatic adjustment provision of the employment agreement.

In consideration of the current financial challenges facing the City of Brea, on December 11, 2017 the City Manager waived a 3.2% salary increase that was due to him pursuant to the same automatic provision.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

Prepared by: Terence Boga, Deputy City Attorney
Concurrence: James Markman, City Attorney

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