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Council approves employment agreement for incoming city manager; attorney summarizes key terms
Summary
Following closed‑session deliberations, the council approved an employment agreement for Kanika Kith as city manager. The city attorney summarized salient terms in open session and council voted to approve the contract; staff said details are available at the clerk’s desk.
After meeting in closed session to discuss terms, the City Council voted to approve an employment agreement for Kanika Kith to serve as city manager. The agreement’s salient provisions were summarized in open session by the city attorney as required by state law.
The city attorney described the contract as largely mirroring the prior city manager agreement with the salient provisions summarized in open session. Reported contract terms included medical benefits pursuant to a city resolution, CalPERS retirement enrollment per applicable tiers, deferred compensation and long‑term disability coverage, an 18‑month severance provision and an annual performance evaluation (with optional quarterly evaluations).
The council approved the employment agreement by roll call; the item followed closed‑session deliberations required for appointment of an executive official.
Ending: The finalized signed agreement is available at the city clerk’s office as noted in the public agenda packet; staff and the city attorney will continue to process the administrative steps necessary to implement the appointment and employment terms.
