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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.3 City Manager Employment Agreement CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 9, 1990 SUBJECT: City Manager's 1990-91 Employment Agreement EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Proposed Agreement RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize Mayor to execute Agreement. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: This proposed agreement provides for a 6 % increase in the City Manager's salary and 6.7 % increase in the City Manager's fringe benefit package. A budget transfer from the Contingent Reserve to the City Manager's Budget will be required. DESCRIPTION: Since the City Manager is appointed directly by the City Council, the City Manager's terms of employment are identified in an employment agreement. For 1990-91 , the members of the City Council have reviewed the City Manager's performance. The City Council Committee has met with the City Manager to discuss the terms and conditions of employment. As a result of that meeting, the Committee requested the City Attorney's Office to draft a revised agreement, (see attached) which modifies the City Manager's compensation and fringe benefits. The Committee is recommending that the City Council approve the Agreement. COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 41413 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of June, 1990, by and between the CITY OF DUBLIN, a Municipal Corporation, 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 acknowledges 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. Employment Capacity and Term The CITY hereby employs AMBROSE as City Manager for a term commencing on May 1, 1990. During the term of employment, AMBROSE shall not undertake any employment other than as a City Manager for CITY. 2 . Compensation Commencing on May 1, 1990, the CITY shall pay to AMBROSE, and AMBROSE shall accept from the CITY, for services rendered during the employment term, a base salary of $89, 300. 00 per year, payable in accordance with the CITY' s adopted payroll periods. 3 . Expenses The CITY shall pay AMBROSE the sum of $400. 00 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 24 days for vacation or illness. AMBROSE will be allowed to carryover to the next year unused annual leave days from the prior year, which will be placed in a sick leave bank. Carryover of unused leave shall be limited for sick leave use only. The maximum carryover shall not cause the sick leave bank balance to exceed a total of 45 days. (b) Management Leave AMBROSE shall be entitled to five (5) 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 . 5 . Benefits The CITY will provide AMBROSE with the following benefits: (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 . 00 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 that 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. 00 for AMBROSE. (d) The CITY shall pay the insurance premium cost for Long Term Disability Insurance for AMBROSE. 2 (e) The CITY shall contribute up to $250. 00 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 (contribution to said Plan shall be at the sole expense of AMBROSE) . 6. Termination In the event that the City Council terminates AMBROSE' s employment for reasons other than acts involving moral turpitude, the CITY shall pay to AMBROSE, upon termination, a sum equal to 180 days salary. In the event that AMBROSE resigns, he shall provide the City Council with not less than 90 days written notice of the date of his departure. 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 6500 Dublin Boulevard Suite 205 Dublin, CA 94568 CITY MANAGER: Mr. Richard C. Ambrose 11705 Murietta Court Dublin, CA 94568 This Agreement supersedes the prior agreement dated June 26, 1989 . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in duplicate at Dublin, California, the day and year first above written. CITY OF DUBLIN By Mayor Richard C. Ambrose ATTEST : 3 City Clerk