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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.04 CtyMgrEmploymtAgmt . . . . ." CITY CLERK File # D[f;][Q][QJ-~[Q] AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 2,1997 SUBJECT: City Manager's Employment Agreement Report Prepared by: Agency Negotiating Team - Mayor Guy Houston & Councilmember Valerie Barnes EXIllBITS ATTACHED: Draft Agreement RECOMMENDATION: Approve amendment to City Manager's Employment Agreement. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Sufficient funding is available in the 1997-98 Budget. DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to Council direction, the Agency's Negotiating Team (Mayor Houston and Councilmember Barnes) has met with the City Manager regarding terms and conditions of employment. The City's Negotiating Team is recommending that the City Council approve an employment agreement with the City Manager which is substantially the same as the City's current agreement with the City Manager with the exception of those provisions related to base salary, deferred compensation and severance pay. It is proposed that the City Manager's salary be increased from $110,616 to $118,116 (6.78%), that the Ci:y contribute $625/month to the City Manager's deferred compensation plan and that the City Manager's severance pay be increased from six to nine months. COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 4.4 G:\CC-MTGS\97 -QTR4\DECEMBER\12-2-97\AS-CM -AG.DOC . . . AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF DUBLIN AND RICHARD C. AMBROSE This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 2nd day of December, 1997, by and between the CITY OF DUBLIN, a Municipal Corporation, and hereinafter referred to as the "CITY", and RICHARD C. AMBROSE, hereinafter referred to as "AMBROSE". RECITALS A. AMBROSE is currently the City Manager of the CITY. B. The CITY acknmvledges and recognizes the value of AMBROSE'S servIces. C. The CITY desires to continue to employ, retain and make sure for itself the unique abilities and services of AMBROSE as City Manager of the City of Dublin. D. Both parties desire to embody the terms and conditions of AMBROSE'S employment into a 'written agreement. , NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, conditions and covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows: 1. Employn1ent Capacity and Tenn The CITY hereby employs AMBROSE as City Manager for a tenn commencing on December 2, 1997. During the term of employment, AMBROSE shall not undertake any employment other than as a City Manager for the CITY. 2. Compensation Commencing on December 2, 1997~ the CITY shall pay to AMBROSE, and AMBROSE shall accept from the CITY, for services rendered during the employment Ambrose Agreement Page 1 term, a base salary of $118,116 per year ($9,843/month), payable in accordance with . the CITY'S adopted paYroll periods. 3. Expenses The City shall pay AMBROSE the sum of $440 per month for his use of his personal automobile for CITY purposes. The CITY shall also pay for AMBROSE'S membership dues in professional organizations, such as, but not limited to, the International City Management Association. 4. Leave a. Vacation - Illness AMBROSE shall be entitled to an annual leave of 28 days for vacation or illness, commencing May 1 of each year. AMBROSE 'will be allowed to Carry over to the next year unused aImual ~ ~ leave days for the prior year, which will be placed in a sick leave bank. Carry over of unused leave shall be limited for sick leave use only. The maximum carry over shall not cause the sick leave bank balance to exceed a total of 45 days. . b. Management Leave Ambrose shall be entitled to six (6) days per year of "Management Leave". This leave is treated differently than other leave, in that if Ambrose is unable to use this leave by May 1st of each year, AMBROSE will be compensated for any unused Management Leave at that time. Such compensation shall be based upon AMBROSE'S base salary identified in paragraph 2. c. Payments upon Resignation or Termination In the event that AMBROSE'S services are tern1inated for any reason, AMBROSE shall be compensated for any unused annual leave and management leave. Such compensation shall be based upon AMBROSE'S base salary identified in paragraph 2. 5. Benefits The CITY will provide AMBROSE \vith the follovving benefits: . Ambrose Agreement Page 2 . . . . ... a. A PERS Retirement Program, with the CITY paying both the employer and the employee contributions to PERS for the regular program. In addition, AMBROSE shall be eligible for the PERS Third Level 1959 Survivor Benefits. The CITY shall pay the portion required by PERS, and AMBROSE shall pay $2 per month. b. The option to select medical insurance coverage from among the plans offered by the Public Employees' Retirement System Medical and Hospital Care Act. The CITY shall pay that portion of AMBROSE'S medical insurance premium which is equal to the highest premium paid by the CITY on behalf of any other CITY employee. c. The CITY shall provide fully paid family dental insurance coverage for AMBROSE. In addition, AMBROSE shall be a participant in the CITY Dental/Optical Reimbursement Trust Fund pursuant to the same regulations as the City Council adopts for full-time employees, with the exception th~t. the amount identified in Section ID of the Administrative Requirements of the CITY of Dublin Dental/Optical/Health Expense Reimbursement Plan shall be $1,300 for AMBROSE. d. The CITY shall pay the insurance premium cost for Long Term Disability Insurance for AMBROSE. e. The CITY shall contribute up to $350 per year as a premium for a term life insurance policy for AMBROSE. The CITY shall also pay AMBROSE'S premium for the CITY'S Group Life Insurance Program. f. The CITY shall agree to AMBROSE'S participation in a Deferred Compensation Plan. CITY shall contribute $625 per month to such Plan on AMBROSE's account commencing in December 1997. 6. Termination In the event that the City Council tern1inates AMBROSE'S employment for reasons other than acts involving moral turpitude, the CITY shall pay to AMBROSE a sum equal to 274 days of the base salary in effect on the effective date of termination, plus an amount equal to 14.0% of such 274 days of base salary, which is the agreed-upon percentage of salary equivalent to certain benefits received by AMBROSE, which total amount ""ill be paid to AMBROSE in nine(9) equal monthly installments commencing on the 10th work day following the date of termination. Ambrose Agreemen t Page 3 ..' 7. Amendments This AGREEMENT may be modified in writing from time to time as the parties may agree, to provide for compensation and/or employee benefits not specifically identified in this AGREEMENT. 8. Notices Any written notices to the parties hereto shall be sufficient if they are deposited in the United States Post Office, in envelopes with postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, and addressed as follows: CITY: City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 CITY MANAGER: Mr. Richard C. Ambrose 11705 Murrieta Court Dublin, CA 94568 This AGREEMENT supersedes the prior AGREEMENT dated February 1, 1997. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AGREEMENT in duplicate at Dublin, California, the day aI1d year first above written. CITY OF DUBLIN By Richard C. Ambrose Guy S. Houston, Mayor ATTEST: Kay Keck, City Clerk Ambrose Agreement Page 4 ' . . .