HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-84 - Adopting a New Salary Range for the City ClerkRESOLUTION NO. 2023-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
NEW SALARY RANGE FOR THE CITY CLERK
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 2.28.010 authorizes the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City") to establish terms of employment, including
compensation and benefits, for City employees;
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2022-52 which
established the salary ranges for non -represented Executive Management employees,
including the City Clerk;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to provide a five percent base
salary increase to the City Clerk which requires an adjustment to the salary range for that
position;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify the salary ranges for the City Clerk
by the amount needed to accommodate the base wage increases set forth in her
employment agreements and amendments, as adjusted from year to year; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City Council intends to amend the
salary schedules as set forth in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference, to be in conformance with the City Clerk's employment agreement
and amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby approve the salary range for the City
Clerk as set forth in Exhibit 'A," which shall prevail over any previously adopted salary
range for the City Clerk that conflicts herewith. After December 31, 2025, the salary range
for the City Clerk shall adjust with the percentage cost -of -living adjustments approved by
the City Council for Key and Management Executive Management Employees as set forth
in the City Council -approved Key and Management Compensation Plan and/or
amendments.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
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Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2023.
ATTEST:
BrownCity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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City Attorney
Attachment: Exhibit A - City Clerk Salary Schedule Adjustment
AMENDMENT B TO CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT — CITY CLERK
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2022, the City of Newport Beach, a California municipal
corporation and Charter City ("Employer" or "City") and LEILANI I. BROWN ("Employee"), an
individual (sometimes collectively referred to herein as "the Parties") entered into a Seventh
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement ("Agreement") for the period of May 24, 2022
through May 24, 2026;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adjust Employee's base pay by 5% effective
December 2, 2023; and
WHEREAS, this amendment will not be binding until it is approved by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between the Parties as follows:
1. Section 3. Compensation and Performance Evaluation, Section A, is amended to
read as follows:
A. Employer agrees to pay Employee an annual base salary of One Hundred Eighty
Thousand, Four Hundred and Nineteen Dollars ($180,419) ("Base Salary"), effective
December 2, 2023.
2. Except as expressly modified herein, all other terms and provisions set forth in the
Agreement shall remain unchanged and shall be in full force and effect.
Signatures on the next page
Amendment B To Seventh Amended And Restated Employment
Agreement - Brown Page I of 2
EMPLOYER
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
A Municipal Corporation
NO
Noah Blom, Mayor
Date:
Date:
EMPLOYEE,
An Individual
Leilani I. Brown
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
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Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
ATTEST:
Date:
Leilani Brown, City Clerk
Amendment B To Seventh Amended And Restated Employment
Agreement - Brown Page 2 of 2
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2023-84 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 28th day of November, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill, Councilmember Brad Avery Councilmember Robyn Grant,
Councilmember Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Joe Stapleton, Councilmember
Erik Weigand
NAYS: Mayor Noah Blom
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 29th day of November, 2023.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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