REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Resolution to Approve an Employment Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and Jovan D. Grogan for City Manager Appointment, Annual Salary of Four Hundred and Five Thousand and Fifty-Six Dollars, and Forty Cents ($405,056.40) and Resolution to Amend Salary Survey for the City Manager Position to Reflect the Same
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The City Council retained Bob Murray and Associates to conduct a nation-wide search for the position of City Manager. The City Council has completed the recruitment process and selected Jovan Grogan for the position of City Manager. Outside legal counsel has worked with the City Council to negotiate the attached agreement.
Section 9 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution requires City Council approval of compensation plans for both classified and unclassified positions. California Code Regulations Section 570.5 governs and requires the adoption of updated publicly available salary schedules by the governing body. The proposed Council action satisfies these applicable requirements. The updated salary plan reflects the negotiated salary for the City Manager position.
The City of Santa Clara contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits for employees in both classified and unclassified positions. When the City makes modifications to the salary schedules for its classified or unclassified positions, the City Council must approve and adopt the publicly available salary schedules to comply with California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 570.5. If the City Council does not approve these resolutions, the City will be non-compliant with CalPERS record keeping and reporting requirements. The City of Santa Clara is a contracting agency with CalPERS and is required to comply with its requirements.
The Unclassified Salary Plan has been modified to reflect the annual s...
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