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Woodside council approves new assistant town manager role and manager pay increase
Summary
Council approved modifications to the town's classification and salary schedule that add an assistant town manager and a finance management analyst while deleting an administrative assistant role; council also approved a first amendment boosting the town manager's salary from $300,000 to $315,000 after a six‑month review.
The Woodside Town Council on Jan. 13 approved two personnel items: a resolution modifying the salary schedule and classification plan to add an Assistant Town Manager position (replacing the Assistant to the Town Manager), add a Management Analyst in finance, and delete an Administrative Assistant position; and a separate amendment to the town manager’s employment agreement to increase his base salary from $300,000 to $315,000 following a six‑month performance review.
Town Manager Jason Ledbetter described the Assistant Town Manager role as a capacity‑building position that would handle IT, code enforcement coordination, volunteer committee liaisons, emergency preparedness and special projects such as housing‑element deliverables. Ledbetter said he envisions the current assistant (Melissa, referenced in discussion) transitioning into the expanded role with time to train staff and to assume interim department responsibilities as needed. He framed the change as net neutral for full‑time equivalency and described the move as succession planning.
Council members asked about salary ranges and reporting lines. Ledbetter said the current Assistant to the Town Manager salary range has a low starting monthly figure ($7,430) and a maximum monthly cap reported around $14,008.60, while the department‑head range he proposed for the new role starts at approximately $11,009.84 and goes up to $23,968 monthly; actual placement would be negotiated if the position is filled. Council requested a finalized job description and that Melissa and Ledbetter present specifics to the council about responsibilities and reporting after the change.
On the town manager's employment agreement, town counsel said the six‑month review recommended a salary adjustment and council approved moving the town manager’s salary to $315,000 annually.
What happens next: staff will finalize the job description, implement classification changes, negotiate placement within the approved salary range for the appointee, and have the Assistant Town Manager present operational details to the council; the manager's amended employment agreement is effective per the motion.
