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Pismo Beach council approves pay and severance changes for city manager
Summary
On April 7, 2026 the Pismo Beach City Council unanimously (4–0, Council member Inman absent) adopted Amendment No. 1 to City Manager Jorge E. Garcia’s employment agreement, approving a 5% salary increase effective March 9, 2026, a 7% employer contribution to deferred compensation, and changes to separation and severance terms.
The Pismo Beach City Council on April 7 adopted a resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to City Manager Jorge E. Garcia’s employment agreement, a measure that council members said recognizes recent performance and adjusts compensation and separation terms.
City Attorney (speaker) summarized the changes before the vote, saying the amendment ‘‘is effective 03/09/2026 to change the salary schedule to an increase of 5%, amend the contribution for deferred compensation to be set at 7% of employee salary, modify separation provisions to require a four‑fifths vote and add one additional month of severance for each year served as city manager up to 12 months total.’’ The council adopted the resolution on a 4–0 vote with Council member Inman absent; the mayor was authorized to execute the amendment.
The amendment package adjusts multiple elements of the city manager’s contract. The city attorney’s summary described a 5% salary increase effective March 9, 2026 and a 7% employer contribution to deferred compensation; it also described a provision requiring a four‑fifths council vote for specified separation actions and an incremental severance formula (one additional month per year of service, capped at 12 months total). The transcript included a garbled salary figure for the long‑term schedule; that figure was not clear in the record and is recorded here as not specified in the transcript.
City Manager Jorge E. Garcia thanked the council after the vote, saying he ‘‘very much enjoy[s] serving, as a city manager and working with the council, with the staff and the community.’’ Council members who spoke during the discussion expressed support for the city manager’s service and did not identify any objection to the resolution.
The action will be reflected in the city's personnel and payroll records and executed by the mayor as authorized by the resolution. The council vote and the staff presentation are part of the public record for April 7, 2026.
Notes: The transcript records the effective date and percent changes as stated above; the long‑term combined salary schedule includes a numeric line that was unclear in the transcript and therefore is recorded as not specified.
