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6.3B REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From Council Member Rosanne Foust, Personnel Subcommittee Chair Aprii 11, 2011 SUBJECT Resolution Authorizing Mayor to Execute Terms of Employment for Robert B. Bell for the Position of City Manager. RECOMMENDATION Approve resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment agreement for Robert B. Bell for the position of City Manager. BACKGROUND On November 22, 1010, the City Council appointed Mr. Bell as Interim City Manager following the resignation of then City Manager, Peter Ingram. The City Council met in closed session on March 28, 2011, to discuss appointing Mr. Bell as City Manager. Following the closed session, the City Council announced that it had selected Mr. Bell, subject to approval of an employment agreement. A City Council Personnel Subcommittee met with Mr. Bell and negotiated the terms of his appointment. The principal features of the Employment Agreement are that Mr. Bell is confirmed as City Manager effective April 11,2011.As City Manager, Mr. Bell shall serve in all capacities required of the City Manager, including as the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency. In recommending a salary,the Personnel Subcommittee considered a salary survey of city managers in comparable cities within the Bay Area. The Subcommittee recommends placing Mr. Bell at $17,907 a month, which is under the median of the salary survey market. In addition, underthe proposed agreement, Mr. Bell would maintain the standard benefits currently available to department heads. Mr. Bell will also receive a 2% City contribution to the deferred compensation plan which is 2% less than what was granted to the prior City Manager. Should his employment be terminated without cause, Mr. Bell will receive 30-days notice and six months of salary in lump sum without accrual of benefits. ALTERNATIVES 1. Do not approve the attached Employment Agreement for Mr. Bell and ask the subcommittee to renegotiate the terms and conditions of the agreement. 2. Direct staff to continue with a recruitment process.