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Hanford council approves five‑year employment agreement with Christopher Tavares as city manager
Summary
After closed‑session recruitment and negotiations, council approved a five‑year employment agreement for Interim City Manager Christopher Tavares (salary $20,307/month); council approved a clarification to a contract notice clause and authorized the mayor to execute the agreement.
After a national recruitment process run by Bob Murray & Associates, the Hanford City Council voted to approve an employment agreement with Christopher Tavares on Jan. 20, making the interim city manager the permanent city manager under a five-year contract. The city attorney summarized that the agreement includes a five‑year term, evaluations at six months and one year, and an annual salary set to adjust with Executive Management Association salary adjustments. The staff report summarized the salary as $20,307 per month (equal to $243,684 annually).
The city attorney recommended one clarifying contract change on notice provisions governing expiration of the agreement; the council approved the agreement with that technical amendment. The council also discussed severance terms: if terminated without cause more than six months before the contract end, the agreement provides six months' severance conditioned on execution of a general release. The agreement includes a $500 monthly vehicle allowance and $100 monthly mobile device reimbursement and participation in Executive Management Association benefits.
Christopher Tavares accepted the councils offer in the meeting and thanked council and staff. The council moved, seconded and approved the employment agreement 5-0 and authorized the mayor to execute the agreement.
The council indicated a public swearing-in and further information to be provided in February.
