Council Approves Amendments to City Manager’s Compensation Package Following Closed Session
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Summary
After closed session the Rancho Mirage City Council on June 5 approved amendments to the city manager/executive director’s employment terms: alignment of health savings account and holiday schedule with employee MOU, a 5% salary increase to $357,000 and an increase in deferred compensation to the annual IRS maximum; the motion carried 5–0.
Rancho Mirage city council members met in closed session on June 5 to discuss public‑employee performance evaluation and unrepresented employee compensation. After returning to open session council approved amendments to the city manager/executive director’s compensation package, voting 5–0.
The council’s announcement after closed session described the agreed amendments: aligning the city manager’s health savings account (HSA) provisions and holiday schedule with the city employee memorandum of understanding (MOU); a 5 percent salary increase resulting in an annual salary of $357,000; and an increase in the city manager’s annual deferred compensation contribution to the IRS maximum.
City attorney Colin Kirkpatrick was identified as the city representative in the closed session. The city published a brief summary on the record after the closed session that the council had offered and the city manager had tentatively accepted the changes. A public commenter noted he would review the disclosed summary and may submit written comments later.
The council then voted to approve the employment‑agreement amendments as described; the motion carried 5–0. Staff were directed to prepare the formal amendment documents for execution.