Report Prepared by: Venus Rodriguez, Finance Officer
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SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolutions Amending the Annual Base Salary and Approving the Publically Adopted Pay Scale for the City Attorney as Set Forth in the City Attorney Employment Agreement as Approved by the City Council and Amending the Annual Base Salary and Publically Adopted Pay Scale for the City Manager as Set Forth in the Second Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement as Approved by the City Council
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the adoption of Resolution 2020-04 and 2020-05 to adopt the annual base salaries and the publically adopted pay scales for the City Attorney and City Manager as set forth in the City Attorney Employment Agreement and the Second Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Adopting Resolution 2020-04, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California amending the salary range for the City Attorney; and,
B. Adopting Resolution 2020-05, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California amending the salary range for the City Manager; and,
C. Authorizing staff to submit the adopted Resolutions to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) for confirmation of annual salary amounts and pay scales.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Refer the Resolutions back to the City Council for further review; or,
2. Take no action.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Sections 200, 300, 500 and 600.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
N/A
DISCUSSION
On October 1, 2018, the City Council approved an employment agreement with Phaedra A. Norton as the City Attorney, establishing the annual base salary of $204,600 as well as certain benefits and terms and conditions of her employment. This included an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to her salary on the first pay period of each calendar year, of the actual COLA, but no greater than two and a half percent (2.5%). The COLA pe...
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