REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Appointment of the City Manager and Approve the Employment Agreement
Report
BACKGROUND
The City Council started the recruitment and selection process in October 2017 to seek a new City Manager to replace outgoing manager Deanna Santana. The process has now concluded, and the City Council is asked to take action on two issues. The first is to take action on the appointment of a specific City Manager candidate. The second item is to approve an employment agreement for services which outlines the compensation and terms of employment.
EXISTING POLICY
The City of Sunnyvale City Charter Section 800 established that the City Manager shall be chosen by the City Council. Entering into a contract is consistent with the City of Sunnyvale Charter Section 900.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
Staff selected Peckham and McKenney, Inc. to manage the recruitment and selection process for the City Manager position. The application deadline was November 6, 2017 and the initial interview with the candidates identified by the City Council as most qualified was conducted on November 28, 2017. From the initial interviews, the preferred candidates were invited to a final interview with the City Council on December 8, 2017. From this selection process, the City Council determined to move forward with a current City of Sunnyvale employee, Kent Steffens. Discussions regarding terms and conditions of employment were completed with the final candidate resulting in the attached employment agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT
On September 12, 2017 Council adopted a change in the compensation range for the City Manager. The cost for the Ci...
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