Santa Ana

City Council

May 05, 2026 Item #25

Agenda Item 25

25.Consideration of the Positive Performance Evaluations for City Clerk, CityManager, and City Attorney, and Related Salary Adjustments, ContractExtension, Bonus Payments for Designated City Attorney Office ConfidentialEmployees, and Compliance with the California Public Employees' RetirementSystem (CalPERS) and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations Section570.5Department(s): Human ResourcesRecommended Action: 1. Adopt a resolution reflecting the positive City Clerk,City Manager, and City Attorney performance evaluations conducted on April 21,2026 and approving an adjusted annual salary for the City Clerk and a three-year extension to the term for the City Manager, andRESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AFFIRMING POSITIVEPERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK,AND CITY MANAGER; APPROVING A SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THECITY CLERK; AND APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATEDEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER THROUGH 20302. Approve amendment to City Clerk employment agreement to reflect adjustedannual salary in the amount of $215,004 (Agreement No. A-2026-XXX), and3. Approve an amended and restated employment agreement with the CityManager (Agreement No. A-2026-XXX), and4. Adopt a resolution to amend Resolution No. 2021-026 creating a newclassification to the unrepresented confidential middle management andapprove special assignment pay for confidential employees in the City Attorney’sOffice; andRESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TOTHE CITY’S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN TO AMENDRESOLUTION NO. 2021-026 TO CREATE A NEW CLASSIFICATION AND TOPROVIDE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIALEMPLOYEES IN THE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE5. Adopt a resolution updating the City’s Classification and Compensation Planwith the amended annual salary for City Clerk, and approving the CouncilAppointee Salary Schedule in compliance with the California Public Employees'Retirement System (CalPERS) and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulationssection 570.5 including documentation of the annual salary for the previousActing City Clerk.RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TOTHE CITY’S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN ANDRECOGNITION OF SALARY FOR THE PREVIOUS ACTING CITY CLERK