Item 26 - City Manager Evaluation and Salary Adjustment

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Human Resources www.santa-ana.org/human-resources Item # 26 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report August 15, 2023 TOPIC: City Manager’s Evaluation and Salary Adjustment AGENDA TITLE City Manager Evaluation and Adopt a Resolution to Reflect Positive Performance Evaluation Conducted on August 1, 2023 and Approving an Amended Annual Salary for the City Manager, and Take Formal Action by Majority Vote of the City Council to Not Extend the City Manager’s Employment Agreement for One Additional Year RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution affirming positive evaluation results and approving an adjusted annual salary for the City Manager, and 2. Take formal action by majority vote of the City Council to not extend the City Manager’s Employment Agreement for one additional year. DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana City Charter provides that the City Council shall conduct evaluations of its appointees, including the City Manager, on an annual basis. In addition, City Manager Kristine Ridge’s Employment Agreement provides for an annual performance evaluation by the City Council and opportunity for consideration of compensation adjustments based upon a positive evaluation. The City Council conducted a performance evaluation of City Manager Ridge on August 1, 2023 and received a positive performance evaluation. As a result of the August 1, 2023 performance evaluation, the City Council supported an increase of three percent (3%), totaling $319,967 annually, effective July 1, 2022. The proposed resolution affirms the positive performance evaluation results and approves an adjusted annual salary for the City Manager (Exhibit 1). In addition, the City Council affirms its desire to not extend City Manager’s Employment Agreement for one additional year. The remaining term of the Employment Agreement shall end on April 30, 2026.