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Fillmore council appoints Erica Herrera as city manager, approves employment terms
Summary
The Fillmore City Council voted to appoint Erica Herrera as city manager and approved a employment agreement that sets a $235,000 base salary and six months’ severance for termination without cause. The contract passed by voice vote after public comment and council discussion.
The Fillmore City Council on Feb. 11 appointed Erica Herrera as city manager and approved an employment agreement that sets an annual base salary of $235,000 and six months’ severance if she is terminated without cause.
Council members considered the draft employment agreement, which also includes a $385 monthly car allowance, CalPERS health and dental options, enrollment as a new miscellaneous CalPERS member, and a 4% city contribution to a deferred compensation plan. The contract calls for general leave accrual of 6.4616 paid hours per pay period and administrative leave accrued at six hours per pay period up to 150 hours a year.
Herrera has served as interim city manager since November, and before that as assistant city manager, human resources director and deputy city clerk. At the meeting staff said Herrera holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in public administration and is active with ICMA, Cal Cities and the Municipal Management Association of Southern California.
“I'm very honored and humbled,” Herrera told the council after the vote. “I will continue working very hard to continue with your vision and your policies. I'm committed to continue serving the constituents of Fillmore.”
A member of the public, Lynn Edmonds, spoke in support of Herrera’s appointment and noted cost savings from not conducting an external recruitment. “To do that, we would need to hire a company. That would be about $30,000,” Edmonds said, adding the council would save money by promoting from within.
Council members who spoke in favor cited Herrera’s institutional knowledge, management experience and performance during her interim assignment. One council member noted earlier discussions about conducting a formal recruitment but said Herrera’s qualifications and familiarity with city operations made her a strong candidate.
The motion to adopt Resolution No. 25-4047, appoint Herrera and approve the employment agreement passed by voice vote; council reported no roll-call vote count on the record.
The council directed the city attorney to finalize the contract language and the interim city manager to execute the agreement in a form approved by the attorney.
The council meeting record shows there was no formal challenge to the appointment and that the action was taken in open session following a closed session on personnel matters earlier in the evening.
