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San Fernando council ties city manager raise schedule to executive team after positive evaluation
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the city manager's employment contract to align cost‑of‑living adjustments with the executive team schedule (5% July 1 and a subsequent 4%), after council members described the manager’s evaluation as one of the most positive they’d seen.
The San Fernando City Council approved a first amendment to the city manager’s employment contract that ties future cost‑of‑living adjustments to the schedule already established for the executive team.
Why it matters: The amendment makes the city manager eligible for the same executive‑team schedule — a 5% adjustment effective July 1 and a 4% adjustment the following year — and clarifies compensation practice after prior contracts included nonstandard separation provisions. Council members described the manager’s recent annual evaluation as highly positive and recommended continued support and staff protections.
What council approved: Mr. Padilla explained the amendment during the consent calendar readout: "The only substantive change to the contract being proposed is that the city manager will have the same cost of living provisions as the executive team," tying the manager to the approved executive schedule rather than a separate, ad hoc structure.
Context and next steps: Council members discussed prior contract oddities (earlier ties between chief and manager salaries) and the need for future councils to review scales for both the chief and the city manager. The amendment, effective July 1 if approved, is not retroactive. Council asked staff to return with further clarifications on long‑term compensation policy.
