Item 12 - City Clerk Performance Evaluation and Compensation Adjustment

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Human Resources Department www.santa-ana.org/hr Item # 12 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 6, 2025 TOPIC: City Clerk Performance Evaluation and Compensation Adjustment AGENDA TITLE Third Amendment to City Clerk Employment Agreement RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve a third amendment to the City Clerk Employment Agreement reflecting the positive City Clerk performance evaluation conducted on April 15, 2025 and approving an increase to the City Clerk in the amount of deferred compensation provided by the City (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The City Clerk's employment agreement with Jennifer L. 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 compensation 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. Subsequently, the City Council conducted a performance evaluation of the City Clerk on October 15, 2024 and provided her with a positive performance evaluation, increase in compensation and an increase to the amount of deferred compensation provided by the City to an amount equal to the maximum contribution allowed by law (including the normal contribution only). On April 15, 2025, the City Council provided the City Clerk with a positive performance evaluation for her annual review and directed staff to prepare an amendment to add the catch-up contribution to her deferred compensation provided by the City. There is no additional salary increase at this time. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There are no environmental impacts associated with this action.