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Human Resources <br />www.santa-ana.org/departments/human-resources/ <br />Item # 11 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />November 1, 2022 <br />TOPIC: City Manager Performance Evaluation and Salary Adjustment <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Adopt a i) Resolution reflecting the positive City Manager performance evaluation <br />conducted on October 4, 2022, and approving an amended annual salary for the City <br />Manager, and ii) Resolution approving the City’s Master Salary Schedule in conformance <br />with Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations Section 570.5 and the California Public <br />Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a Resolution affirming the City Manager’s positive performance evaluation <br />results and approving an adjusted annual salary for the City Manager, and <br />2. Adopt a Resolution approving the City’s Master Salary Schedule in conformance <br />with Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations Section 570.5 and the California <br />Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana City Charter provides that the City Council shall conduct <br />performance evaluations of its appointees on an annual basis. In addition, the City <br />Manager’s Employment Agreement provides for an annual performance evaluation and <br />the opportunity for salary adjustments based on a positive evaluation. The City Council <br />conducted a performance evaluation of City Manager Kristine Ridge, on October 4, 2022 <br />and agreed that Ms. Ridge is exceeding expectations as City Manager. The City <br />Manager’s Employment Agreement was approved on April 30, 2019 and provided an <br />annual salary of $290,000. As a result of a positive performance evaluation on October <br />19, 2021, the annual salary was subsequently adjusted to $301,600 effective November <br />16, 2021. As a result of the October 4, 2022 performance evaluation, the City Council <br />supported an annual salary of $310,648. The proposed resolutions affirm the positive <br />performance evaluation results, approve an adjusted annual salary for the City Manager <br />(Exhibit 1), and approve the City’s Master Salary Schedule to reflect the above-mentioned <br />change to the City Manager’s salary (Exhibit 2).