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Sweetwater Authority board approves general manager pay amendment, several personnel items and routine minutes and attendance
Summary
The board approved a third amendment to the general manager's employment agreement (including a retroactive salary increase and one-month term extension), adopted a revised pay schedule (Resolution 25-3), approved a one-time $6,000 stipend to the finance director, and passed routine minutes and attendance items; vote counts are recorded.
At its March 12 meeting the Sweetwater Authority board of directors approved multiple personnel and routine governance items, including an amendment to the general manager's employment agreement and adoption of an updated pay schedule.
Legal counsel Nick Novell summarized the amendment for the board, saying the proposed third amendment would increase the general manager's salary for fiscal year 2024–25 to $300,472, retroactive to July 1, 2024, representing a 6% increase, and add one month to the agreement term so it would run through October 26, 2028. The board was also asked to adopt Resolution 25-3, which implements the revised pay schedule effective July 1, 2024. Novell gave the required verbal summary under the Brown Act before the board took final action.
After discussion the board approved the third amendment and adopted Resolution 25-3. The roll-call vote recorded directors Castaneda, Delgado, Martinez, Morrison and Yamani (listed as voting) in favor; Director Cox abstained citing not having the opportunity to fully participate in the performance evaluation; Director Martinez Perez was absent. The meeting materials state the increase is retroactive to July 1, 2024.
Separately the board approved a non‑pensionable one-time stipend of $6,000 to Director of Finance Rich Stevenson for additional duties supporting the interim Director of Administrative Services. The general manager recommended the stipend and said the payment follows the same open-session requirement for executive compensation. That item passed unanimously with Director Martinez Perez absent.
The board also approved minutes for agenda items 6.1 and 6.2 and the consent calendar items 7.1 through 7.5 without public comment. The board approved several attendance-related items (per diem/approval for conference attendance and travel) and took action to authorize directors to attend upcoming conferences; those items passed unanimously with Director Martinez Perez absent where noted.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes (Items 6.1 and 6.2): passed unanimously (Director Martinez Perez absent). - Approve consent calendar (Items 7.1–7.5): passed unanimously (Director Martinez Perez absent). - Approve third amendment to general manager employment agreement and adopt Resolution 25-3 (revised FY 2024–25 pay schedule): PASSED (Yes: Castaneda, Delgado, Martinez, Morrison, Yamani; Abstain: Cox; Absent: Martinez Perez). Motion description in staff packet: increase salary to $300,472 (6% increase), retroactive to 07/01/2024; extend term through 10/26/2028. - Approve one-time nonpensionable stipend of $6,000 to Director of Finance Rich Stevenson: passed unanimously (Director Martinez Perez absent). - Approve per diem/attendance items for directors (Items 9.1–9.3): passed unanimously.
The board did not hold any closed-session items during the meeting and adjourned after director reports.
