REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Amending the Employment Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and City Manager Deanna Santana and the City's Salary Schedule to Adjust the City Manager's Compensation
Report
BACKGROUND
The City Council has been meeting since May 2016 to discuss the City Manager's annual performance evaluation. The City Manager's Employment Agreement provides that the City Council may consider a salary adjustment in conjunction with the annual performance evaluation. This report presents the opportunity for the City Council to facilitate a public discussion.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies, Goal 7.3D: Maintain a quality work force, consistent with state and federal laws, City Charter, and adopted policies in order to assure that City services are provided in an effective, efficient, and high quality manner.
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
The City Manager's Employment Agreement provides that the City Council may consider a salary adjustment in conjunction with the annual performance evaluation. The current control point and salary for the City Manager, which was last adjusted in June 2015 by 2%, is $269,326.
The City Manager's Employment Agreement provides for CalPERS Tier 2 (2% @ 60) pension formula. The Employment Agreement includes a provision that the City Manager follow Department Directors when employee-paid portions of the CalPERS member contribution increase. As such, the portion of the CalPERS member contribution that the City Manager pays has increased from 2% at hire date, to 3% effective August 31, 2014, and to 4% effective July 5, 2015....
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