Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Offer Clerk topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission approves offer letter terms for city clerk including certification-linked raises and 5% deferred comp
Summary
The commission approved an offer letter for the city clerk candidate that sets a starting salary, phased certification-linked raises over three years totaling 8 percent, and directed 5% deferred compensation consistent with senior charter officers.
The commission approved terms of an offer letter for the city clerk at the June 23 meeting, including a starting salary and certification-linked pay increases, and directed a 5% deferred-compensation match as part of senior-level compensation.
Councilmembers and negotiating parties described the offer letter provisions in public: a proposed starting salary of $77,000 (figure discussed in backup materials), with a three-year certification and performance schedule that provides a 2.5% raise upon completion of each benchmark in year one and year two and a 3% increase upon full certification in year three, for an aggregate potential increase of 8% if benchmarks are met. The offer letter also includes language referencing senior-management deferred compensation; commissioners amended the motion to direct a 5% deferred-compensation contribution to align with other senior charter officers.
Commissioners approved the offer letter with the deferred-compensation amendment unanimously. Staff said the offer letter will serve as the record of agreed terms in lieu of an employment contract and that cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) and other annual raises remain separate decisions in the future.
