Richfield council summarizes managerevaluation and approves pay adjustment
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Summary
The City Council reviewed the city manager's annual performance, issued a public summary as required by Minnesota law and approved an amendment to the manager's employment agreement reflecting a salary adjustment.
The Richfield City Council on Aug. 12 summarized its annual evaluation of City Manager Katie Rodriguez and approved a resolution amending her employment agreement to reflect a salary adjustment.
Council members presented a brief summary of the closed-session review required by Minnesota Statutes 13D.05, subdivision 3(a) and said Rodriguez has made progress toward city goals. "City Manager Rodriguez continues to do an exemplary job," the council said in its public summary. The council then voted to amend the manager's employment agreement to implement the agreed adjustment.
The summary explained the evaluation covered the period from June 2024 to July 2025 and measured the manager and the organization against council goals and the strategic plan. During the open discussion that followed, multiple council members praised Rodriguez's leadership during recent initiatives, including parks projects and onboarding new council members; Rodriguez thanked the council and said, "I consider myself lucky to work for Richfield."
The resolution to amend the employment agreement was moved and seconded and was approved in open session; the council then recorded the required public summary under state law. Council members also used the item to note continued focus on long-term planning and strategic-plan implementation.
No further details on the salary amount or benefit changes were stated during the open session; the public summary and the council motion were the formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes.
