Torrance council adopts resolution updating city manager pay; disclosure made under state law

The Torrance City Council on the consent calendar adopted Resolution No. 2025-09, which the city manager's office said updates the hours, wages and working conditions for the city manager and changes the stated compensation to $28,430.22, reflecting a 4% increase.

Jamie Lay of the city manager's office told the council that the resolution "updates the city manager's salary to $28,430.22, which reflects a 4% increase." Before the vote, City Attorney Patrick Sullivan told the council that the city manager's office needed to make a disclosure under state law: "The city manager's office needs to make a statement pursuant to Government Code 54953, subsection (c)(1), regarding the compensation." The council approved the consent calendar and the resolution; the clerk announced the motion "carried unanimously."

The resolution repeals an earlier salary/resolution (Resolution No. 2020-97) and replaces it with the updated terms described by staff. The agenda item was on the consent calendar; staff did not present alternatives or an extended discussion during the council meeting. The staff explanation did not specify whether the stated figure is a monthly, biweekly or other pay period amount; the transcript records the number as presented by staff but does not provide additional payroll timing details.

No amendments or separate roll-call vote details beyond the clerk's announcement that the motion carried unanimously were recorded in the meeting transcript. The city attorney's reference to Government Code 54953(c)(1) indicates the meeting included the disclosure required when a public agency sets compensation for its chief executive, but the staff presentation contained the specific new compensation figure and the council approved it as part of the consent calendar.