TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Sophia Meyer, City Attorney
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Approval of the 1st Amendment to the City Manager Contract with the City of Red Bluff
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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Review and approve the First Amendment to the City Manager's Contract.
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SUMMARY:
City Manager Contract indicates that there should be a 10% difference between the City Manager pay and the next highest paid City employee. The most recent round of negotiations has caused there to be impaction and there is currently no difference between the City Manager pay and the next highest paid employee, which is in violation of the terms of the City Manager negotiated contract. Council is being asked to consider a 1st Amendment to the City Manager Contract to adjust the pay gap between City Manager and the next highest paid employee.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Council appointed Mr. Westbrook as Interim City Manager on February 1, 2022.
On April 21, 2022, Council conducted interviews of candidates and provided directions to negotiate terms of employment with Tom Westbrook as City Manager.
The City Council approved the current five (5) year City Manager Contract on March 5, 2024, with an effective date of May 2, 2024.
The City Council met and discussed the contract in closed session on June 2, 2026.
DISCUSSION:
With the newly negotiated Longevity incentives going forward for the Management Unit (an extra 5%), the City Manager and next highest paid employee will be making the same salary starting in July.
Previously, the Management Unit Labor Agreement language included Longevity as a Step and so was considered part of 'base pay'. But with all the language updates to be CalPERS compliant, longevity is now an incentive and base pay is clearly defined as what is on the Salary Schedule alone.
The next highest paid employee will be eligible for 10% total in longevity incentive, placing him at the same pay as the City Manager...
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