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Approve Agreement to Appoint Clerk of the Council <br />Page 2 <br />July 2, 2019 <br />• Sick Leave: Upon employment, Clerk of the Council will be provided with a bank of 150 <br />hours of accrued sick leave. Clerk of the Council will accrue eight hours of sick leave per <br />calendar year of service. <br />• Vacation: Upon employment, Clerk of the Council will be provided with a bank of 200 hours <br />of vacation leave. Clerk of the Council will accrue vacation at the rate of a five-year employee <br />and shall accumulate regular and management vacation hours in the same manner as City <br />Executive Management. <br />• CaIPERS Membership: As a Classic member of CalPERS, Clerk of the Council will be <br />enrolled in the 2.7% at age 55 benefit formula and shall be responsible for paying eight <br />percent of CalPERS reportable compensation toward the employer cost of the 2.7% at 55 <br />enhanced retirement formula. <br />• Life Insurance: Clerk of the Council will receive life insurance in the amount of three times <br />the Clerk of the Council's annual salary not to exceed a maximum of three hundred thousand <br />dollars. <br />• Deferred Compensation: Clerk of the Council will receive deferred compensation pursuant <br />to the City's 457 plan in the amount of $10,000 a year. <br />• Relocation Expenses: Clerk of the Council will be provided reimbursement for the actual <br />costs required to relocate to Orange County i.e., moving expenses, not to exceed the sum <br />of $5,000. <br />• Car Allowance: Clerk of Council shall be provided the same car allowance as unrepresented <br />Executive Management employees of the City. Currently this amount is $6,000 annually. <br />• Severance Pay: If the Employment Agreement is terminated by a vote of the City Council, <br />change in form of government, or reduction of salary or benefits, the Clerk of Council will <br />receive, a severance payment, in a lump sum, equal to nine months of the Clerk of Council's <br />then monthly CalPERS reportable income plus the value of all City provided pension and <br />medical benefits. <br />The above provides a summary of the primary provisions of the Employment Agreement for the <br />Clerk of the Council. A complete description is available in the Clerk of the Council Employment <br />Agreement (Exhibit 1). <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this appointment will support the City's effort in meeting Goal #7, Develop a culture of <br />motivated and innovative leaders in the organization. <br />25G-2 <br />