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Sunnyside council renews clerk contract and adds second HR generalist to handle negotiations and training
Summary
Council authorized the interim city manager to sign an employment agreement with City Clerk/Communications Director Jacqueline Renteria and approved adding a second human-resources generalist to the classification and compensation schedule to support upcoming union negotiations and staff training.
The Sunnyside City Council approved two personnel actions Tuesday evening: a resolution authorizing the interim city manager to execute an employment agreement with Jacqueline Renteria to continue serving as city clerk and communications director, and an ordinance adding a second human-resources generalist to the city's classification and compensation schedule.
City staff said the proposed employment agreement mirrors terms used in recent nonrepresented contracts, including a two-month severance provision if terminated at will. The interim city manager told council he recommended increasing the executive leave allocation for the clerk from the usual 80 hours to 120 hours to reflect the position's responsibilities and after-hours work.
Separately, the council approved adding a second HR generalist to address workload and upcoming collective-bargaining obligations. City human-resources staff said Sunnyside has roughly 150 employees and will enter negotiations with multiple bargaining units in 2026; staff cited benchmarks showing that typical public employers maintain roughly 1.7 HR staff per 100 employees and said a second generalist would split onboarding, benefits administration, training programs, background checks and grievance work to reduce single-person dependency.
Councilors praised Renteria's work and backed the additional HR capacity. Both measures passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
