File #: 2018-943    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/10/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/8/2019 Final action:
Title: APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY AT-WILL INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Attachments: 1. Interim CM Contract
Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
Discussion


SUBJECT:
Title
APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY AT-WILL INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Body
I. SUMMARY

Before the City Council is the approval of the Temporary At-Will Interim City Manager Employment Agreement between the City of Carson and Mr. Saied Naaseh, who was designated as the City's Acting City Manager on December 13, 2018 (effective December 21, 2018).

II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation

Council approval of Temporary At-Will Interim City Manager Employment Agreement.


Body
III. ALTERNATIVES

Council may consider alternatives, including changing any terms of the Agreement or the designation of someone else in the organization to the acting position or the appointment of a retired city manager (i.e., a CalPERS retired annuitant) under contract.

IV. BACKGROUND

At its meeting on December 4, 2018, Council directed staff to bring back a temporary employment contract to designate Mr. Naaseh as the acting City Manager. At the special meeting of the City Council on December 13, 2018, the City Council designated Mr. Naaseh as acting City Manager. However, because the City Council did not have a regular second meeting in the month of December, an employment contract could not be considered for approval until the first regular meeting of the City Council on January 8, 2019.

The Temporary At-Will Interim City Manager Employment Agreement between the City and Mr. Naaseh has been finalized and is attached. A version of this Agreement was attached to the December 13, 2018 council agenda. The basic terms of the agreement are as follows:

Salary- $20,000 per month, consistent with City Manager pay schedule and Resolution 18-170, which provides that "[a]n employee appointed to acting duty status shall be paid at a rate not less than the pay range for the acting classification." (Article II, Section 4.4.)

Term- Initial term of 180 days, automatically extends until January 8, 2020 i...

Click here for full text