Title
Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Executive Management Employees (EXME) Salary Schedule to Reflect the Increase in Compensation to $188,609 for the City Clerk Position. (Human Resources 2510)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Executive Management Employees (EXME) Salary Schedule to Reflect the Increase in Compensation to $188,609 for the City Clerk Position
BACKGROUND
The City Clerk position serves at the will of the City Council. The current City Clerk has been with the City since October of 2001. On April 3, 2018, City Council met in closed session to conduct performance evaluations for the City Clerk and City Attorney. As part of this closed session the Council voted to increase the City Clerk's salary to $188,609 annually. This is the same salary paid to EXME Department Directors who are scheduled to work 36 hours a week.
DISCUSSION
The City Clerk is responsible for all operations of the City Clerk's Office with responsibility for the planning, organization, general administration, financial management and effective operation of the department. This includes managing municipal elections, preparation of City Council agendas and minutes, maintenance and indexing of official City records including a records management program, enforcement of pertinent laws such as those relating to elections and campaign financing disclosure and supervision of the staff in the City Clerk's office.
The City Clerk's responsibilities and programs have increased over the years to now include: cable studio management; Sunshine Ordinance implementation and oversight; closed session minutes; Open Government Commission staffing; administration of the agenda management, civil marriages, and, most recently, passport processing and electronic filing of Statements of Economic Interests and Campaign Disclosure Filings.
The increase in salary will provid...
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