For City Council Meeting [May 28, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Fred Galante, City Attorney
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Request City Council to Approve an Employment Agreement between the City of Rialto and Rod Foster for City Administrator Position.
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BACKGROUND:
The City's former city administrator retired in December 2017. Since his retirement, the City has been recruiting for a permanent city administrator. In the interim, several current and former City department heads and have served as interim city administrator.
The City Council recently interviewed candidates for the vacant position. Following candidate interviews, the City Council expressed an interest in hiring Rod Foster. Accordingly, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an agreement for Mr. Foster's employment as city administrator for Council's consideration on May 28, 2019.
Mr. Foster has nearly 30 years of experience working for cities in California. He has previously served as the city manager for the City of Colton and for the City of Laguna Niguel.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The city administrator serves as the administrative head of the government of the City. The city administrator serves at the pleasure of the City Council. The terms and conditions for the employment of the city administrator position are provided by employment agreement.
A draft employment agreement between the City and Mr. Foster is to be provided separately. Further changes to the agreement may be required prior to the City Council's consideration of this agreement on May 28, 2019. In the event edits are made to the draft, a redline version of the revised agreement will be circulated for City Council and public review.
The following provides a summary of key provisions of the proposed employment agreement with Mr. Foster:
* Salary: Annual salary would be $240,000 annually.
* At-will nature of employment: The positio...
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