Orinda Council Notes City Manager Pay Adjustment, Adopts Consent Calendar

As part of the consent calendar the council received an oral report required by Government Code section 54953(c)(3) summarizing proposed changes to the city manager's employment contract. Assistant City Manager Doug Alessio reported the new base salary would be $280,805 per year and that the annualized new cost to the city is $12,684.83. The adjustment includes a 4% salary increase ($10,800.20), an increase in deferred compensation contributions ($1,728.03) and higher Medicare payroll taxes ($156.60); administrative leave was increased from 80 to 100 hours annually.

After the required oral report, the council moved, seconded and approved the consent calendar (which excluded items F4 and F6 at the start of the meeting) by unanimous vote. No council member requested separate discussion of the manager contract amendment during the consent vote.

The oral summary was provided in open session to satisfy the state requirement that the public be informed of compensation changes for local agency executives before council action.