Item 23 - Approve a Second Amendment to City Clerk Employment Agreement and Adopt a Resolution Updating the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan

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') Human Resources Department www.santa-ana.org/human-resources Item # 23 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report November 19, 2024 TOPIC: City Clerk Performance Evaluation and Compensation Adjustment AGENDA TITLE Approve a Second Amendment to City Clerk Employment Agreement and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Council Appointee Salary Schedule RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve a second amendment to the City Clerk Employment Agreement reflecting the positive City Clerk performance evaluation conducted on October 15, 2024 and approving an adjusted annual salary for the City Clerk and an increase in the amount of deferred compensation provided by the City (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX). 2. Adopt a resolution updating the City's Classification and Compensation Plan with the amended annual salary for City Clerk, and approving the Council Appointee Salary Schedule in compliance with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations section 570.5. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE CITY'S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The City Clerk's employment agreement with Jennifer Hall was first approved on February 7, 2023. The City Charter provides that the City Council shall conduct performance evaluations of its appointees on an annual basis. In addition, the City Clerk's employment agreement provides for an annual performance evaluation and the opportunity for salary adjustments based on positive evaluations. The City Council conducted a performance evaluation of the City Clerk on April 16, 2024. The City Clerk received a positive performance evaluation and the City Council allowed the City Clerk to return to the Council on October 15, 2024, for a mid -year performance evaluation.