For City Council Meeting [October 26, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Eric Vail, City Attorney
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Request City Council to Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement between the City of Rialto and the City Manager.
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BACKGROUND
The City entered into an employment agreement with Marcus Fuller as the City Manager on May 25, 2021. The contract provisions of the agreement state that most of the benefits provided to the City Manager will mirror those benefits provided to the executive management employees who are members of the City Government Management Association (CGMA) under the applicable CGMA MOU.
Subsequently, the City has withdrawn recognition of CGMA in accordance with the provisions of Rialto Municipal Code section 2.51.100(C) based on good faith doubt that CGMA does not constitute an employee organization given lack of membership involving multiple employees of the City.
Also, on September 22, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7671 that, among other things, adopted an Executive Benefits Profile for the City's Executive Team Management employees.
In light of these facts, it is necessary to eliminate references to CGMA in the employment agreement with the City Manager, and align those benefits to those generally provided to Executive Team Management employees pursuant to the Executive Benefits Profile adopted by City Council on September 22, 2020.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The employment agreement with the City Manager contains several references to CGMA. An amendment to the employment agreement has been prepared to eliminate these references, and in its place to refer to the benefits generally provided to the City's Executive Team Management employees pursuant to the Executive Benefits Profile adopted by City Council on September 22, 2020.
The benefits to be provided to the City Manager are not changing, except as to vacation leave accruals. The employment agreement originally made reference to vacation ...
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