Rosemead
City Council
Agenda Item B
B.\n\nApproval of Third Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement\nand Approval of Salary Schedule Resolution No. 2025-26 The City and the\nCity Manager entered into an Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) on\nApril 26, 2022. Section 6 of the Agreement permits the City Council to\nconduct performance evaluations and grant increases in salary. Pursuant\nto Section 6(c) of the Agreement, the City Council conducted the City\nManager’s performance evaluation on April 23, 2025, and the City Manager\nreceived a “substantially exceeds expectations” rating. On May 13, 2025,\nthe City Council conducted a Closed Session on compensation and\ndirected that an amendment to the Agreement be provided to the Council\nfor consideration of approval for a 12% salary increase effective May 13,\n2025, from $256,992 to the amount of $287,832. As required by\n\nGovernment Code 54953(c)(3) prior to final action on the City Manager’s\nsalary or compensation and benefits there must be an oral report of the\nchange. The City Attorney will orally report the changes as required.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1.\n\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the Third Amendment to City\nManager Agreement with Ben Kim on behalf of the City Council; and\n\n2.\n\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-26, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE SALARY SCHEDULE TO MEET\nTHE REQUIREMENTS OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS\nTITLE 2, SECTIONS 570.5 AND 571 TO REFLECT APPROVED RATES\nFROM MAY 13, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025\n\nStaff Report