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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: November 5, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Agreement to Employ Linda Smith as City Manager
Prepared by: Incoming City Manager Negotiating Committee (Mayor
Haubert and Councilmember Josey
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider approval of an agreement to employ Linda Smith as the
next City Manager of the City of Dublin. The terms and conditions of her employment
were discussed with the appointed Negotiating Committee, consisting of Mayor Haubert
and Councilmember Josey. The Negotiating Committee is recommending the approval
of the agreement.
The City Council will consider an amendment to the City Salary Plan to establish the flat
monthly salary for the position of City Manager, effective December 31, 2019 to conform
with the proposed Agreement.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
The Negotiating Committee recommends that the City Council approve, and authorize
the Mayor to execute, the Agreement with Linda Smith for employment as City Manager
and adopt the Resolution Amending the Salary Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2019 -20 Budget.
DESCRIPTION:
At the September 17, 2019 adjourned regular me eting, the City Council reported that it
had selected Linda Smith to succeed Christopher L. Foss upon the effective date of his
resignation, contingent upon the City Council’s approval of an employment agreement.
At that meeting, the City Council also appointed an Incoming City Manager Negotiating
Committee, consisting of Mayor Haubert and Councilmember Josey, to meet with the
prospective manager to discuss the terms and conditions of her employment as City
Manager. Since that time, the Committee and Ms. Smith have discussed the terms and
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conditions of employment. As a result of those discussions, the Committee is
recommending that the City Council approve an agreement with Ms. Smith for her
employment as City Manager (Attachment 1).
Included in the City’s personnel system are Resolutions that address the salary ranges
for full-time and part-time personnel. The attached resolution (Attachment 2) is a
proposed amendment to the City Salary Plan for full-time personnel that would establish
a flat monthly salary for the position of City Manager, effective December 31, 2019, to
conform with the proposed Agreement.
The basic terms of the proposed agreement are as follows:
• Initial five-year term, beginning December 31, 2019 and ending December 30, 2024.
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• Base salary of $24,238 per month, with cost of living adjustments each July 1
beginning in 2021 of a minimum of 0.5% and a maximum of 3.5%.
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• Standard benefits package, including PERS classic retirement, medical, dental, and
other benefits that accrue to City employees.
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• Automobile allowance of $550 per month.
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• Technology allowance of $1,500 per year.
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• City deferred compensation contribution of $9,500 per year.
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• 35 days of general leave and 12 days of management leave.
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• Severance: Except for termination for cause, City to pay a severance payment equal
to 12 months of salary, increasing by 1 additional month for each anniversary date
up to 18 months total. City also to pay medical and dental insurance premiums for
the length of such period.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Agreement between the City of Dublin and Linda Smith for Employment as City
Manager
2. Resolution Amending the Salary Plan
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND LINDA SMITH FOR EMPLOYMENT AS CITY MANAGER
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AND LINDA SMITH
FOR EMPLOYMENT AS CITY MANAGER
This Agreement is entered as of November 5, 2019 by and between the City of
Dublin, California, a municipal corporation and general law city (the “City”), and
Linda Smith, an individual (the “City Manager”). The City and the City Manager are
sometimes individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this
Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City requires the services of a City Manager; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager has the necessary education, executive ability,
and qualifications to serve as the City’s City Manager; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin (the “City Council) desires to
employ the City Manager to serve as the City Manager of City.
WHEREAS, in consideration of these Recitals and the performance by the Par-
ties of the promises, covenants, and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Par-
ties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
I. EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER.
The City, consistent with the provisions of City Municipal Code Chapter 2.04
(all subsequent Chapter or Section references are to the Municipal Code unless oth-
erwise noted), appoints and employs, effective upon the separation of the City’s cur-
rent City Manager, which is anticipated to be on December 30, 2019, Linda Smith as
its City Manager, and Linda Smith hereby accepts such employment effective on De-
cember 31, 2019 (“the Appointment Date”). During the term of employment, the
City Manager shall not undertake any employment other than as City Manager of
the City except that she may also serve as the chief executive of other legal entities
without violating this Agreement when appointed to such position or positions by
the City Council.
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II. COMMITMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
A. City Manager Commitments.
1. Duties and Authority.
(a) The City Manager shall have those powers and perform all
of the duties of the City Manager as set forth in the laws of the State of California,
Municipal Code Chapter 2.04, and City policies and procedures approved by the City
Council from time to time.
(b) The City Manager shall administer and enforce policies
established by the City Council and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary
to implement City Council policies and direct the work of all appointive City officers
and departments except those that are directly appointed by or report directly to the
City Council.
2. Hours of Work.
(a) The City Manager is an exempt, at-will employee but is ex-
pected to engage in those hours of work that are necessary to fulfill the obligations
of the City Manager’s position. The City Manager does not have set hours of work as
the City Manager is expected to be available at all times.
(b) It is recognized that the City Manager must devote a great
deal of time to the business of the City outside of the City’s customary office hours,
and to that end the City Manager’s schedule of work each day and week shall vary in
accordance with the work required to be performed. The City Manager shall spend
sufficient hours on site to perform the City Manager’s duties; however, the City Man-
ager has discretion over the City Manager’s work schedule and work location.
3. Disability or inability to perform.
In the event the City Manager becomes mentally or physically incapable of
performing the City Manager’s functions and duties with reasonable accommoda-
tion and it reasonably appears such incapacity will last for more than six months,
the City Council may terminate the City Manager. If the City Council does elect to
terminate the City Manager due to incapacity, the City Manager shall receive all sev-
erance benefits provided in Section V.C below.
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B. City Commitments.
1. As of the Appointment Date, the City shall provide the City Man-
ager with the compensation and benefits, as set forth in Section III below.
2. The City shall pay for or provide the City Manager reimburse-
ment for all actual business expenses consistent with Government Code section
53234 et seq., also known as “AB 1234.” The City shall provide the City Manager a
City credit card to charge legally authorized and necessary City business expenses.
3. The City agrees to pay the professional dues or membership
dues and subscriptions on behalf of the City Manager as may be agreed by City Man-
ager and City Council, including the International City Manager’s Association
(“ICMA”).
4. The City agrees to pay the travel and subsistence expenses of the
City Manager to pursue official and other functions for the City, and meetings and
occasions to continue the professional development of the City Manager, including,
but not limited to, national, regional, state, and local conferences, and governmen-
tal groups and committees upon which the City Manager serves as a member, sub-
ject to annual review by the City Council.
5. The City also agrees to pay for the travel and subsistence ex-
penses of the City Manager for short courses, institutes and seminars that are neces-
sary for the performance of City Manager duties as set forth in Municipal Code Sec-
tion 2.04.060.
C. City Council Commitments.
1. The City Council sets policy for the governance and administra-
tion of the City, and it implements its policies through the City Manager.
2. The City Council recognizes that to meet the challenges facing
the City it must exercise decisive policy leadership. As one step in carrying out this
leadership responsibility, the City Council commits to spending time each year out-
side of regular City Council meetings to work with the City Manager and staff on
creating and revisiting the City’s strategic plan, for setting goals and priorities for
the City government, and to work on issues that may be inhibiting the maximal
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achievement of City goals. Likewise, each member of the City Council will make suf-
ficient time available to the City Manager each week to provide an opportunity to be
briefed on City issues.
3. The City Council agrees none of its individual members will or-
der the appointment or removal of any person to any office or employment under
the supervision and control of the City Manager.
D. Mutual Commitments.
1. Strategic Workshops.
(a) As soon as practicable after January 1, 2020, the City
Council and the City Manager will meet to review the City’s existing Strategic Plan
and/or set out goals and priorities for the City Manager to implement prior to the
City Manager’s annual performance evaluation or such other dates as determined in
the course of the meeting.
(b) Thereafter the review and update of the City Council’s
Strategic Plan will occur bi-annually between January 1st and March 31st, in accord-
ance with the City’s budget cycle. For purposes of clarity, the City Council and the
City Manager shall further establish a relative priority among those goals and objec-
tives within the Strategic Plan.
2. Annual Performance Evaluation.
(a) The City Council shall conduct an evaluation of the City
Manager’s performance at least once each year. The City Council and the City Man-
ager agree that performance evaluations, for the purpose of mid-course corrections,
may occur at any time. The parties agree that the initial evaluation shall occur ap-
proximately six months following the Appointment Date and that subsequent evalu-
ations shall occur shortly before or after May 1 of each year thereafter.
(b) The annual review and evaluation shall be in accordance
with specific criteria developed jointly by the City Council and the City Manager
during the initial strategic planning and goal setting workshop described in Section
II.D.1(a) above. Such criteria may from time to time be added to or deleted as the
City Council determines in consultation with the City Manager.
(c) In addition to the annual strategic plan workshops the
City Council and the City Manager may further define such goals and performance
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objectives during the annual evaluation as they mutually determine are necessary
for the proper operation of the City for the attainment of the City Council’s policy
objectives. The City Council and the City Manager shall further establish a relative
priority among those goals and performance objectives. The Parties may use an out-
side facilitator paid for by City to assist them in conducting the City Manager’s an-
nual performance evaluation.
(d) The City Manager shall hold annual team building retreats
with key Departmental personnel.
3. ICMA Code of Ethics.
(a) The Parties acknowledge that the City Manager is a mem-
ber of the ICMA and desire that the City Manager be subject to and comply with the
ICMA Code of Ethics, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A.
(b) The City and the City Council agree that neither the City
Council nor any of its members will give the City Manager any order, direction, or
request that would require the City Manager to violate the ICMA Code of Ethics.
III. COMPENSATION.
The City agrees to provide the following compensation to the City Manager:
A. Compensation and Required Employer Costs.
1. Base Salary.
(a) The initial salary for the position of City Manager shall be
$24,238 per month. On July 1, 2021 and each July 1 thereafter during the Initial Term
(as defined in Section VI.A.1), the then-existing salary shall be increased (but not
decreased) by the percentage change between February of the then-prior year and
February of the then-current year in the consumer product index for urban wage
earners and clerical workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California. Not-
withstanding anything to the contrary, any automatic increase implemented pursu-
ant to the foregoing sentence shall not be less than 0.5% nor more than 3.5%. The
City agrees to reevaluate the salary after each performance evaluation following the
initial performance evaluation described in Section II.D.2(a) above.
(b) The City Manager shall be paid at the same intervals and
in the same manner as regular City employees.
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(c) The City shall not at any time during the term of this
Agreement reduce the base salary, compensation or other financial benefits of the
City Manager, unless as part of a general City management salary reduction, and
then in no greater percentage than the average reduction of all designated manage-
ment employees.
2. Pay-for-Performance.
(a) To provide a recognition for the City Manager to produce
laudable results for the organization, the City Council agrees to consider providing a
Pay-for-Performance payment for meeting or exceeding specific goals established
by City Council that are achieved by the City Manager. The City Manager will be eli-
gible at the sole discretion of the City Council for a Pay-for-Performance payment
that is equivalent to the miscellaneous employees Pay-for-Performance program.
(b) Any adjustment in earnings under this section shall be in-
cluded as “compensation earnable” by the City Manager in reporting to the Califor-
nia Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) for annual pension credit, but
only to the extent, if any, that CalPERS will consider it to be “compensation earna-
ble.”
3. Required State Costs.
The following costs, to the extent they are applicable, shall be borne by the
City:
(a) Unemployment Compensation.
(b) California Public Employees Retirement System
(CalPERS). The City contracts with the CalPERS for retirement benefits. The City
shall pay the same amount of employer and the employee contributions to CalPERS
as provided for classic CalPERS miscellaneous employees of the City of Dublin. In
addition, the City Manager shall be eligible for the CalPERS Third Level 1959 Survi-
vor Benefits. The City shall pay the portion required by CalPERS, and the City Man-
ager shall pay $2 per month.
(c) The cost of any fidelity or other bonds required by law for
the City Manager.
(d) The cost to defend and indemnify the City Manager as
provided in Section VI.E below.
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(e) Workers Compensation.
B. Basic Benefits.
1. Holidays.
The City Manager shall receive the same paid holidays as allocated to miscel-
laneous general City employees.
2. Leave Allowance:
(a) General Leave:
City Manager shall receive thirty-five (35) days of general leave on January 1,
2020 and each January 1 thereafter so long as the Agreement remains in effect. Such
leave shall be subject to the same rules applicable to the miscellaneous general City
employees, except that City Manager maximum general leave accrual limit shall be
five-hundred (500) hours. Annually on December 31 each year, City Manager may
elect to be compensated for any unused general leave granted the previous year not
to exceed 160 hours.
(b) Management Leave:
On January 1 of each year during the term of this agreement, City Manager
shall receive twelve (12) days of “Management Leave.” This leave is treated differ-
ently than other leave, in that if the City Manager is unable to use this leave by Janu-
ary 1 of the year following the City Manager’s receiving it, City Manager will be com-
pensated for any unused Management Leave at that time. Such compensation shall
be based upon the City Manager’s base salary identified in Section III.A.1(a) above.
(c) Payments upon Resignation or Termination:
In the event that the City Manager’s services are terminated for any reason,
the City Manager shall be compensated for any unused general leave and manage-
ment leave, but not for general leave that has been converted to sick leave. Such
compensation shall be based upon the City Manager’s base salary identified in Sec-
tion III.A.1(a) above.
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3. Automobile Allowance.
Beginning January 1, 2020, the City Manager shall be provided a monthly au-
tomobile allowance of $550.00 for the use of a personal vehicle for CITY purposes,
which allowance shall be paid on the first payroll of the month.
4. Benefits that Accrue to Other Employees.
The City Manager shall be entitled to all compensation benefits, rights, and
privileges accorded to City’s designated management employees except as other-
wise provided in this Agreement. If there is any conflict between this Agreement
and any resolution fixing compensation and benefits for City’s designated manage-
ment employees or other unclassified/miscellaneous employees, this Agreement
shall control.
5. Technology Allowance.
Given the importance of technological tools to the effective and efficient busi-
ness of City government, the City shall provide the City Manager with an annual
$1,500 technology allowance. The technology allowance shall be paid with the first
of the City’s adopted pay periods following January 1 of each year, beginning with
2020.
IV. SECURITY.
A. Pensions.
1. California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
For the purposes of CalPERS reporting, the City shall treat as “compensation
earnable” all payments that CalPERS will consider to be “compensation earnable.”
2. Deferred Compensation.
The City agrees to the City Manager’s participation in a Deferred Compensa-
tion Plan. City shall contribute $9,500 annually to such a Plan on the City Manager’s
account commencing in January 2020. The annual contribution shall be prorated
on a monthly basis.
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B. Insurance.
The City Manager shall receive the same health, dental, vision, life, long term
disability coverage available to the designated management employees of the City.
V. SEPARATION.
A. Resignation.
The City Manager may resign at any time and agrees to give the City at least
60 days advance written notice of the effective date of the City Manager’s resigna-
tion, unless the Parties to this agreement mutually agree to other notice.
B. Non-Renewal of Employment Agreement, Termination & Removal.
1. The City Manager is an at-will employee serving at the pleasure
of the City Council, as provided in Government Code Section 36506.
2. The City Council may terminate the City Manager at any time,
with or without cause, by a majority vote of its members. Notice of termination or
non-renewal of this employment agreement shall be provided to the City Manager
in writing consistent with this Agreement.
3. The City Manager shall not be removed during the 90-day period
preceding or following any City election for membership on the City Council, or
during the 90-day period following any change in membership of the City Council,
except upon four-fifths vote of the City Council.
4. Given the at-will nature of the position of City Manager, an im-
portant element of the employment agreement pertains to termination. It is in both
the City’s interest and that of the City Manager that any separation of the City Man-
ager is done in a businesslike manner.
C. Severance Pay.
1. In the event the that the City Council terminates the City Man-
ager’s employment for reasons other than for “cause” as further defined under sub-
paragraph D below, the City shall pay to the City Manager a Severance Payment.
The Severance Payment shall be equal to twelve (12) months of the base salary on
the effective date of termination. Beginning with the first anniversary of the Ap-
pointment Date, and every anniversary of the Appointment Date thereafter, the
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number of months used to calculate the amount of the Severance Payment shall be
increased by one (1) month, except that in no event shall the total number of
months used to calculate the Severance Payment exceed eighteen (18) months. In
the event that the City is obligated to make the Severance Payment, the amount
shall be paid to the City Manager, at the City Manager’s option, in either equal
monthly installments commencing on the 10th work day following the date of termi-
nation or in a lump sum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the forego-
ing, the Parties agree that in no event shall the City Manager receive a cash settle-
ment upon termination of this Agreement in excess of the maximum cash settle-
ment authorized by subdivision (a) of Government Code section 53260.
2. In addition, in accordance with Government Code section 53261,
the City will reimburse the City Manager for the premiums for the City Manager’s
medical and dental insurances for a period following the effective date of termina-
tion equal to the number of months then being used to calculate the amount of the
Severance Payment under Section V.C.1. at the rates in effect on such dates, pro-
vided that such reimbursements will terminate upon the City Manager’s retirement
or when the City Manager finds other employment so long as the other employment
includes paid coverage for medical and dental insurance.
3. In the event the City refuses, following written notice of non-
compliance, to comply with any provision in this Employment Agreement benefit-
ing the City Manager, or the City Manager resigns following a suggestion, whether
formal or informal, by a majority of the City Council that the City Manager resign,
or the City Council imposes a material reduction in the powers and authority of the
City Manager, then, in that event, the City Manager may, at the City Manager’s op-
tion, be deemed to be “terminated” as of the date of such refusal to comply or sug-
gestion to resign and this severance pay provision shall be actuated.
D. Separation for Cause.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section V.C above, the City
Manager may be terminated for cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “cause”
shall mean one or more the following:
(a) Conviction of a felony, or conviction of a misdemeanor in-
volving moral turpitude;
(b) Commission of an act of moral turpitude;
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(i) the City Council will not make a finding or determi-
nation about whether the City Manager has en-
gaged in such conduct without first providing the
City Manager a full, fair opportunity to rebut, de-
fend and justify any such alleged act involving
moral turpitude in an open or closed session, at the
sole choice of the City Manager.
(c) Abuse of non-prescription or prescription drugs, alcohol
or controlled substances that affect the performance of the Manager’s duties;
(d) Repeated and extended absences from the City Manager’s
office and duties, which absences have not been approved by the City Council.
(e) Violation of the City’s policies concerning sexual harass-
ment;
(f) Material breach of the terms and conditions of this Agree-
ment.
2. In the event the City terminates the City Manager for cause, then
the City may terminate this Agreement immediately, and the City Manager shall be
entitled to only the compensation accrued up to the date of termination and such
other termination benefits and payments as may be required by law. The City Man-
ager shall not be entitled to any severance benefits provided by Section V.C above.
3. In the event the City terminates the City Manager for cause, the
City, the Mayor and/or the City Council members and the City Manager agree that
neither Party shall make any written or oral statements to members of the public or
the press concerning the City Manager’s termination except in the form of a joint
press release which is mutually agreeable to both Parties. The joint press release
shall not contain any text or information that would be disparaging to either Party.
Provided, however, that either Party may verbally repeat the substance of any such
press release in response to inquiries by members of the press or public.
E. Payment for Unused Leave Balance.
In the event the City Manager dies while employed by the City under this
Agreement, the City Manager’s beneficiaries, or those entitled to the City Manager’s
estate, shall be entitled to the City Manager’s earned but then-unpaid salary, and
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any in-lieu payments for then-accrued benefits, including compensation for any un-
used general and management leave in accordance with Section III.B.2(c) above.
VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
A. Term.
1. The Initial Term shall be for a period of 60 months commencing
on December 31, 2019, and continuing until December 30, 2024 (“the Termination
Date”).
2. This Agreement shall automatically renew as provided herein
unless the City gives the City Manager timely notice of non-renewal. The City must
give the City Manager written notice of non-renewal at least twelve (12) months
prior to the Termination Date or any succeeding Termination Date, as defined in the
next sentence. Unless such notice of non-renewal is timely given, this Agreement
shall automatically renew for an additional three-year Term and a new Termination
Date shall be accordingly established.
B. Provisions that Survive Termination.
Many sections of this Agreement are intended by their terms to survive the
City Manager’s termination of employment with the City, including but limited to
Sections IV, V.C, V.E, and VI.E above. These sections, and the others so intended,
shall survive termination of employment and termination of this Agreement.
C. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual written agreement of
the City and the City Manager.
D. Conflict of Interest.
1. The City Manager shall not engage in any business or transac-
tion or shall have a financial or other personal interest or association, direct or indi-
rect, which is in conflict with the proper discharge of official duties or would tend to
impair independence of judgment or action in the performance of official duties.
Personal as distinguished from financial interest includes an interest arising from
blood or marriage relationships or close business, personal, or political associa-
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tions. This section shall not serve to prohibit independent acts or other forms of en-
terprise during those hours not covered by active City employment, providing such
acts do not constitute a conflict of interest as defined herein.
2. The City Manager shall also be subject to the conflict of interest
provisions of the California Government Code and any conflict of interest code ap-
plicable to the City Manager’s City employment.
3. The City Manager is solely responsible for submitting to the City
Clerk the appropriate Conflict of Interest Statements at the time of appointment, an-
nually thereafter, and at the time of separation from the position.
E. Indemnification.
1. The City shall defend, save harmless and indemnify the City
Manager against any claim or action to the extent required by, and subject to the
limitations contained in, Government Code sections 825-825.6 and Government
Code sections 995–996.6. The City may compromise and settle any such claim or suit
and pay the amount of any settlement or judgment rendered thereon.
2. In the event that the City Manager shall serve as the chief execu-
tive of other City-controlled legal entities, then the City agrees, for the purposes of
the indemnity and defense obligations under this section and Government Code
sections 825-825.6 and 995-996.6, that any actions or omissions within the scope of
those duties shall be treated as within the scope of City Manager’s employment by
the City.
F. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, part, section, or portion of this Agreement is found
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such clause, sen-
tence, part, section, or portion so found shall be regarded as though it were not part
of this Agreement and the remaining parts of this Agreement shall be fully binding
and enforceable by the Parties hereto.
G. Jurisdiction and Venue.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, and the Parties agree that venue for legal action concerning any aspect
of the Agreement in State Court shall be maintained in Alameda County Superior
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Court and for an action in Federal Court shall be in the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California.
H. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Parties, which has
been jointly drafted by the Parties, and no representations have been made or relied
upon except as set forth in this Agreement which may be amended or modified only
by a written, fully executed agreement of the Parties.
I. Notice.
Any notice, amendments, or additions to this Agreement, including change of
address of either party during the term of this Agreement, which the City Manager
or the City shall be required, or may desire, to make shall be in writing and shall be
sent by prepaid first class mail or hand-delivered to the respective Parties as fol-
lows:
If to the City:
City Clerk
City of Dublin
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
If to the City Manager:
Linda Smith
6844 Lancaster Road
Dublin, CA 94568
VII. EXECUTION
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AGREEMENT
in duplicate at Dublin, California, as of the date set forth above.
CITY OF DUBLIN CITY MANAGER
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By: _______________________ _______________________
David Haubert, Mayor Linda Smith
ATTEST:
_______________________
Caroline Soto, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________
John Bakker, City Attorney
3391681.9
RESOLUTION NO. XX - 19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
* * * * * * * * *
AMENDING THE SALARY PLAN
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City’s Personnel System Rules, the City Council
adopted Resolution No. 86-01 and subsequent Resolutions which comprise the Salary Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the position of City Manager shall be
covered under Article I, Section A of the Plan:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said position shall be paid a flat monthly rate within
the salary plan as follows:
City Manager (Contract): $24,238 (flat rate)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this document shall become a part of the official
Salary Plan for the City of Dublin; and that the changes contained herein shall be effective
December 31, 2019.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November 2019.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk