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Council approves consent calendar with revised 3-year hiring incentive
Summary
Santa Paula’s City Council approved the consent calendar including a staff-recommended alternative to the packet’s two-year hiring incentive: a three-year phased signing bonus designed to support recruitment and retention.
The Santa Paula City Council approved its consent calendar by motion, adopting a staff-proposed alternative to the employee hiring incentive program. City Manager Mr. Singer told the council staff had prepared a three-year phased signing-bonus option (intended to act as both recruitment and retention incentive) to replace the two-year approach included in the packet.
Councilmember Jenny Crosswhite moved approval of the consent calendar including the updated hiring incentive; the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mr. Singer said the three-year phased approach spreads incentive payments across multiple years and is intended to encourage retention after initial hiring. The staff memo in the meeting packet described the option as a signing bonus phased over three years and recommended council consider that option when approving the consent calendar.
Outcome: consent calendar approved (motion moved by Crosswhite; second recorded; motion carries). No additional details on dollar amounts for the incentive were provided in the public verbal record.
