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Council approves city attorney pay and benefit changes, 5–1
Summary
The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday approved Amendment No. 2 to the city‑attorney employment agreement and an updated unclassified salary plan, increasing base pay retroactive to March 1, 2025, and adding deferred‑comp and health‑benefit adjustments.
The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday approved a second amendment to the city‑attorney employment agreement and adopted an updated unclassified salary plan.
What passed: The council approved a 4% cost‑of‑living salary adjustment for the city attorney retroactive to March 1, 2025, bringing the new annual salary reported in staff materials to $370,461.12; approved an employer contribution of $300 per month toward the employee’s deferred-compensation plan retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025; and directed a health‑benefit contribution alignment with Unit 9 benefits. Council also authorized the mayor to sign Amendment No. 2 to the city‑attorney employment agreement and adopted updates to the unclassified salary plan. The motion passed 5–1.
Fiscal note: Assistant City Manager Araceli Azevedo told the council the memorandum’s fiscal-impact paragraph lists an approximate total‑compensation estimate (staff cited an approximate total compensation of $564,000, which combines base salary, employer benefit contributions and other components). The council did not expand the salary-change debate; the item was approved on a motion by Council Member Albert Gonzales, seconded by Council Member Maitri Jain; the clerk recorded the vote as 5–1.
Recusal: The city manager announced he would recuse himself from advising on the subsequent item that related to his employment.
