HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.3 - Designate Agency Labor Negotiators, City AttorneySTAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 8.3
DATE:March 2, 2021
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:Designation of Agency Labor Negotiators, Unrepresented Employee: City
Attorney
Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider the appointment of two Councilmembers as representatives for the
City Attorney’s annual review and performance evaluation, including compensation matters.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint two Councilmembers as representatives for the City Attorney’s annual review and
performance evaluation, including discussion of compensation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The City Attorney is an employee of Meyers Nave, with which the City contracts for legal services.
The Brown Act allows the City Council to meet in closed session to discuss the performance of
employees that report to the City Council, including independent contractors that serve as city
officials, such as the City Attorney. 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.
This item provides for the designation of two members of the City Council as the City’s
representatives in the performance evaluation process and in labor negotiations with the City
Attorney. It has been the City’s custom for many years to appoint the labor negotiators prior to
reviewing the City Attorney’s performance. Doing so allows the negotiators to have compensation
discussions with the City Attorney 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,
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the representatives will report their recommendation to the City Council in an open session
following meetings with the City Attorney.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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