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Stockton council approves pay and benefit increase for city manager over one dissent
Summary
The Stockton City Council approved an amendment to City Manager Harry Black's employment agreement, raising base pay and increasing the city's 401(a) contribution after public testimony both supporting and criticizing the change; the measure passed 6-1 with Council Member Michelle Padilla dissenting.
The Stockton City Council on Aug. 20 approved amendments to City Manager Harry Black's employment agreement, increasing his base annual salary and the city's retirement contribution after more than an hour of public comment and a council-level debate about process and priorities.
The motion, described aloud before the vote, amended the employment agreement to set the manager's annual salary at roughly $348,000-$348,068 and raised the city's contribution to Mr. Black's 401(a) retirement plan from 12.5% to 17% of base…
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