R-10343RESOLUTION NO. 10343 (CCs)
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN
WHEREAS, the City administration and representatives of the Executive Pay
Plan have met and conferred under the terms of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) and have
reached agreement on wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.06 of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) of the City of Santa
Monica requires preparation of a written agreement between the administration and
employees if an agreement can be reached; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.06 of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) further provides that
any such agreement shall not be binding unless and until presented to the governing body
for determination; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the agreement is to promote and provide
harmonious relations, cooperation, and understanding between the City and the
Administrative Team Associates;
WHEREAS, the Executive Pay Plan agreement incorporates all provisions of
Resolution No. 8283. (CCS), Resolution No. 8470 (CCS), Resolution No. 8835 (CCS),
Resolution No. 8978(CCS), Resolution No. 9105(CCS), Resolution No. 9139 (CCS),
Resolution No. 9212 (CCS), Resolution No. 9405 (CCS), Resolution No. 9500 (CCS),
Resolution No. 9665 (CCS), Resolution No. 9722 (CCS), Resolution No. 9971 (CCS),
Resolution No. 10070 (CCS), Resolution No. 10086 (CCS), and Resolution No. 10153
(CCS); and
WHEREAS, certain provisions of the aforementioned Resolutions shall be
updated to reflect organizational changes and to update compensation and benefits
provisions; and
WHEREAS, the following additional changes will be made to the Executive
Pay Plan to give employees parity with other City bargaining units:
Clarify participation in the Executive Pay Plan by specifying that the plan
covers Department Heads, that the City Clerk and the Risk Manager have the option of
participating in the Executive Pay Plan, and that employees in at-will positions covered by a
separate employment agreement will remain eligible per the terms of their separate
employment agreements;
Add a severance pay provision that will provide an employee with four (4)
months of severance pay if his or her separation from the City was not the result of: a)
willful misconduct; b) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; or c) consistent poor
performance in .meeting specific objectives and/or pertorming the duties and
responsibilities of his or her position;
Provide that an employee covered herein is required to work on a holiday, he
or she will be able to take another regularly scheduled work day off with pay during the
fiscal year;
Provide that an employee will accrue two (2) non-cashable management
leave days each fiscal year, with the days being forfeited if not used by the end of the fiscal
year;
Provide that an employee will accrue one (1) cashable management leave
day at the beginning of each fiscal year, which can be cashed out at the rate of eight (8)
hours of the employee's base pay if he or she does not use the leave day during that fiscal
year; and
Change the current retiree medical insurance provision so that an employee
who retires under CaIPERS will, within twelve (12) months of his or her separation from the
City, receive that benefit if he or she-meets the applicable criteria, with the effective date of
this change being retroactive of January 1, 2008;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica does hereby approve
and authorize the City Manager to execute the Executive Pay Plan, an agreement ratified
by the employees covered by the Executive Pay Plan.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MAFj SHA ES M TRIE
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Adopted and approved this 23`d day of September, 2008.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10343 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23`d day of September, 2008, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Genser, Holbrook, McKeown
Mayor Pro Tem Bloom
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: O'Connor, Shriver
Mayor Katz
ATTEST:
Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk