Title
Enter into Employment Agreement with the City Manager (Ordinance S-47938)
Description
Request to authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the City Council, to enter into an agreement with Jeff Barton as City Manager effective Oct. 8, 2021, with the following principal terms.
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Summary
The agreement with the City Manager shall commence on Oct. 8, 2021 and shall continue for an indefinite term as provided in the City Charter.
The City Manager shall receive an annual salary of $370,011.20 paid bi-weekly, with annual increases equal to the total compensation percentage awarded by the City Council to employee groups, subject to City Council disapproval at the City Manager's annual performance review. The City Manager shall receive the same benefit and fringe benefit package as other City executives. The City Manager's pension will be calculated based solely upon his salary in accordance with Sec. 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code. This code provision currently limits pensionable compensation to $290,000.
The City Manager shall receive no honorariums for speaking engagements on his own time, but the City will pay appropriate and reasonable expenses related to such speaking engagements related to his position, leadership, equality, and similar topics.
The City Council recognizes the importance of the City Manager's participation in professional and civic organizations in the performance of his duties and the City shall reimburse the City Manager for ordinary and usual educational and membership expenses incurred by the City Manager not to exceed $2,500 annually.
The City Manager shall have until Dec. 31, 2023 to comply with the residency requirement for the position.
In the event the City Council removes the City Manager from the position prior to his retirement eligibility date, then the City Manager shall be assigned to his former position of Assistant City Manager at his former salary until he reaches retirement eligibility or shall be permitted to cash out all of his accrued sick leave at 100% of his base hourly salary if he leaves City employment prior to retirement eligibility.
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Responsible Department
This item is submitted by the Human Resources and Law departments on behalf of the City Council.