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Council approves amendment to city manager contract; one councilmember dissents
Summary
The council adopted a resolution amending the city manager’s contract—adding 2024 winter holiday closure benefits and a membership benefit—by a 4–1 vote after one councilmember pulled the item from the consent calendar and explained their reservations about timing.
The San Bruno City Council on Dec. 10 approved a consent-calendar resolution amending the city manager's employment agreement, despite a recorded dissent.
The measure (item 7N) was described by staff as a resolution that would amend the city manager’s contract to provide (1) winter holiday closure benefits consistent with those provided to other employees during 2024 and (2) a membership benefit (record text partially garbled). One councilmember pulled the item from consent and said they "reluctantly" did so, explaining that their lack of support stemmed from the timing: the city manager's contract will be up for consideration later next year.
After discussion in which the pulling member reiterated that the decision was not a reflection of the manager’s performance but of timing, councilmembers voted to approve the amendment. The public record shows the motion passed by a 4–1 tally; the single dissent is recorded in the transcript as "Medina" without clarifying which individual named Medina cast the lone no vote.
Why it matters: Amending the city manager’s contract changes the manager’s employment terms and may have budgetary and administrative implications; the dissent indicates at least one councilmember preferred to defer such changes until the full contract review next year.
Next steps: The amendment takes effect per the adopted resolution. The city manager’s full contract and any future modifications will be considered during the next contract review cycle, which councilmembers indicated could occur next year.
