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Human Resources Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/human-resources <br />Item # 16 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 1, 2025 <br />TOPIC: City Manager Performance Evaluation and Compensation Adjustment <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve a First Amendment to Employment Agreement Between the City of Santa Ana <br />and Alvaro Nuñez and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Council Appointee Salary <br />Schedule <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve a first amendment to the Employment Agreement Between the City of <br />Santa Ana and Alvaro Nuñez reflecting the positive City Manager performance <br />evaluation conducted on March 18, 2025 and approving an adjusted annual salary <br />for the City Manager of $340,200 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />2. Adopt a resolution updating the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan with <br />the amended annual salary for City Manager and approving the Council Appointee <br />Salary Schedule in compliance with the California Public Employees' Retirement <br />System (CalPERS) and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations section 570.5. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE <br />CITY’S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City’s employment agreement with Alvaro Nuñez was first approved on August 6, <br />2024. The City Charter provides that the City Council shall conduct performance <br />evaluations of its appointees on an annual basis. In addition, the City Manager’s <br />employment agreement provides for a review to evaluate the performance of the City <br />Manager at least 120 days following the commencement of his job as the City Manager <br />and annually thereafter. The City Council conducted a performance evaluation of the City <br />Manager on March 18, 2025. The City Manager received a positive performance <br />evaluation and proposed a salary increase to $340,200, effective March 18, 2025. The <br />City Council can approve the proposed First Amendment to the City Manager <br />Employment Agreement to grant a salary increase (Exhibit 1). The proposed resolution