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Council approves amendment to city administrator’s contract after heated debate over pay and retention
Summary
After lengthy public comment and council discussion, Nevada’s council approved Resolution 83 to amend City Administrator Jordan Cook’s employment agreement. The vote followed debate about pay increases, retention risk, and whether raises should be contingent on project milestones.
The Nevada City Council voted to approve Resolution 83, which amends City Administrator Jordan Cook’s employment agreement, after extended debate among council members and dozens of public comments during the meeting’s public forum.
Council discussion was sharply divided. Opponents said the proposed increase — described in the packet and debate as roughly a 15 percent adjustment as structured in the agreement — was too large to approve now given other municipal priorities and recent budget constraints. Councilmember Luke Spence argued the administrator has received larger percentage increases than other department heads since 2020 and quoted aggregated figures: “We’ve been giving more than double the percent increase of wage to our city administrator than we have to anybody…
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