HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.2 - Designate Agency Labor Negotiators - City ManagerSTAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 8.2
DATE:March 2, 2021
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:Designation of Agency Labor Negotiators, Unrepresented Employee: City
Manager
Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider the appointment of two Councilmembers as representatives for the
City Manager’s annual review and performance evaluation, including discussion of compensation
matters.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint two Councilmembers as representatives for the City Manager’s annual review and
performance evaluation, including discussion of compensation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The Brown Act allows the City Council to meet in closed session to discuss the performance of
employees that report to the City Council. Additionally, it allows the City Council to meet in closed
session with its designated representatives—usually referred to as “labor negotiators”—to discuss
the compensation of such employees. Any final action on the proposed compensation must be
taken in open session.
The City Council will consider and discuss the appointment of two Councilmembers to serve as the
City’s representatives for the City Manager’s annual review and performance evaluation, including
discussion of compensation. It has been the City’s custom for many years to appoint the labor
negotiators prior to reviewing the City Manager’s performance. Doing so allows the negotiators to
have compensation discussions with the City Manager during or after the review process. The
negotiators have also been consulted on scheduling and process for the performance review. At
the end of the process, the representatives will report their recommendation to the City Council in
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an open session following meetings with the City Manager.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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